Magneto-optic disk exhibiting a phase shift between plus and minus twelve degrees and a reflectivity between fifteen and twenty-five percent

ABSTRACT

An optimal structure for a quadrilayer magneto-optic data storage medium is described. The structure has superior characteristics of signal to noise, reflectivity, ellipticity, write sensitivity, and stability.

This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/615,560, filed Nov. 19, 1990, abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 07/582,719, filed Sep. 14, 1990, abandoned.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

This invention relates to magneto-optic recording media which are capable of storing digital information by means of the thermal magnetic recording principle.

Several structures have been used in fabricating magneto-optic data storage media. One of the simplest structures, shown in FIG. 1, includes a substrate 12, a magneto-optic layer 11, and a first dielectric layer 10. As with the other structures discussed below, the magneto-optic layer is typically a polycrystalline thin film of MnBi, MnSb, MnCuBi, or MnTiBi; an amorphous rare earth-metal alloy such as TbFeCo, GdCo, GdFe, TbFe, GdTbFe, DyFe, or TbDyFe; or a multilayer film such as alternating thin films of Pt and Co. As shown in FIG. 1, the magneto-optic layer is sandwiched between a substrate material and a dielectric layer to provide a storage function based on the direction of magnetization in different regions of the magneto-optic layer. The digital information stored in magneto-optic layer 11 is read by directing a polarized laser beam 2 through dielectric layer 10 to magneto-optic layer 11, where it is partially reflected. An external lens (not shown) focuses laser beam 2 on magneto-optic layer 11. Depending on the magnetization direction of the segment of magneto-optic layer 11 from which laser beam 2 is reflected, the polarization direction of the reflected portion of laser beam 2 will rotate through either a positive or a negative angle, as a result of the Kerr effect. An external sensing device (not shown) reads the information stored in magneto-optic layer 11 by detecting the direction of the angular rotation of the reflected laser beam 2.

Several characteristics are significant in evaluating the performance of a magneto-optic storage medium. Among these are the signal-to-noise ratio of the reflected light beam, the ease of writing on the medium, the reliability of the medium in storing data, the susceptibility of the magneto-optic layer to corrosion, the prevention of interference from dust particles on the surface of the medium, and the reflectivity of the medium, which is important for tracking purposes.

While the structure shown in FIG. 1 is relatively easy to construct, it is vulnerable to interference from dust particles on the upper surface of dielectric layer 10, and its signal-to-noise performance is less than desirable. An improved signal-to-noise ratio is exhibited by the quadrilayer structure shown in FIG. 2, which includes a second dielectric layer 13 and a metallic reflecting layer 14 sandwiched between magneto-optic layer 11 and substrate 12. Reflecting layer 14 typically consists of a thin film of a metal such as Al, Cu, Ag or Au. In this structure, the portion of laser beam 2 which passes through magneto-optic layer 11 and second dielectric layer 13 is reflected at the surface of reflecting layer 14. Provided that the thickness of second dielectric layer 13 is set properly, the portions of laser beam 2 that are reflected at the interface of magneto-optic layer 11 and second dielectric layer 13 and the interface of second dielectric layer 13 and metal reflecting layer 14, respectively, interfere constructively so as to magnify the Kerr rotation of the reflected light, thereby improving the signal-to-noise ratio.

FIG. 3 shows an alternative structure which has the additional advantage of being less susceptible to interference from dust contamination. The structure shown in FIG. 3 is identical to that shown in FIG. 2, except that substrate 12 is positioned on the side of the quadrilayer stack upon which the laser beam is incident. Layers 10, 11, 13 and 14 function in the same manner as in the arrangement of FIG. 2. A particle of dust on the upper surface of substrate 12 is far above the focal point of laser beam 2, which is in magneto-optic layer 11. Therefore, unless the particle is extremely large, it will not affect the performance of the disk. Furthermore, if substrate 12 and first dielectric layer 10 are made of materials which have refractive indexes of approximately 1.5 and 2, respectively, the positioning of first dielectric layer 10 immediately beneath substrate 12 will help to reduce the portion of laser beam 2 (not shown) which is reflected before it reaches magneto-optic layer 11. This leads to a stronger reflected signal. Also, first dielectric layer 10 acts as a barrier to protect magneto-optic layer 11 from corrosion as a result of humidity or contamination from substrate 12. This quadrilayer structure realizes almost the same improved signal-to-noise performance as the structure of FIG. 2.

Despite the improvements inherent in the quadrilayers shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, until now structures of this type which have been designed to maximize the signal-to-noise ratio have exhibited a low degree of reflectivity, often in the range of 4 to 6%, and often an unacceptably large phase shift in the magneto-optically rotated reflected light. The servomechanisms used in disk drives for automatic focusing and tracking of the laser beam at present require a reflectivity in the range of 15 to 25%, preferably about 20%.

Phase shift in the reflected light occurs when the respective components of the reflected light parallel and perpendicular to the polarization direction of the incident beam are not in phase, resulting in elliptical polarization. Such phase shift (or ellipticity) in the reflected signal creates detection problems. If φ represents the phase shift of the reflected light, i.e., the phase difference between the magneto-optic reflected light component and the normal reflected light component, the performance of the information reading operation varies in proportion to cos φ. Therefore, a value of φ equal to zero is ideal, but a value of φ in the range of about -12° to +12° is considered satisfactory.

Although optical retardation plates are available to reduce or eliminate ellipticity, the utility of an individual plate is limited to a particular value of φ. Hence, retardation plates are not a practical solution to the problem, since the value of φ may vary widely between different storage media. Therefore, the multilayer structure has to be made so that the phase shift φ is essentially zero in order to ensure interchangeability among different media and drives.

Several studies have attempted to find an optimum quadrilayer structure in terms of the composition and thickness of each layer. See, for example, articles entitled "Design Concept of Magneto-Optical Disk", by Tamada et al., Internal Symposium on Optical Memory, Sept. 26-28, 1989, Kobe, Japan, p. 83; "Magneto-optical disk with reflecting layers", Ohta et al., SPIE, Vol. 382, p. 252, 1983; "High quality magneto-optical disk", by Takahashi et al., SPIE, Vol. 695, p. 65, 1986, all of which articles are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Accordingly, it is an object of this invention to provide an improved quadrilayer magneto-optic storage medium.

Another object of this invention is to provide a magneto-optic storage medium in which the ellipticity of the reflected light is minimized; the reflectivity of the structure is in the desirable range of 15% to 25%; the signal-to-noise ratio is maximized; the write power sensitivity is in the appropriate range (less than 16 mW of laser power for a pulse width of 50 nS); and the stability of the information stored in the medium is high even after long periods of continuous readout and under adverse magnetic fields.

A further object of this invention is to provide a quadrilayer magneto-optic medium which, in addition to the foregoing advantages, allows information to be recorded at a high density on the medium.

In a quadrilayer magneto-optic storage medium fabricated according to this invention, the composition and thicknesses of the dielectric layers, the magneto-optic layer and the metallic reflecting layer are adjusted so as to optimize the reflectivity, signal-to-noise ratio, ellipticity, ease of writing and stability characteristics of the structure, as described above. Among other things, the dielectric layer adjacent the reflecting layer consists of a thin layer (no more than about 400 Å thick) formed of a material having a low thermal conductivity. The thickness of the metallic reflective layer is adjusted so as to minimize heat dissipation during the writing operation while providing sufficient reflectivity.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 illustrates in cross section the structure of a bilayer magneto-optic storage medium.

FIG. 2 illustrates in cross section the structure of a quadrilayer magneto-optic storage medium fabricated with the supporting substrate on the side away from the incident laser beam.

FIG. 3 illustrates in cross section the structure of a quadrilayer magneto-optic storage medium fabricated with the supporting substrate on the same side as the incident laser beam.

FIG. 4 contains a graph showing the reflectivity and thermal conductivity of Al-Ti and Al-Ta alloys as compared with pure Al.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

We have found that certain quadrilayer structures in which the thickness of the dielectric layer adjacent the metal reflecting layer is in the range of (A) 50-400 Å, or (B) 50-400 Å plus one-half the wavelength of the incident light, have very desirable levels of reflectivity and phase shift. This has been found true for structures in which the metal reflective layer consists of Al, Cu, Ag or Au and in which the dielectric layer adjacent the metal reflective layer has a refractive index of 1.4 or more. (Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, first dielectric layer 10 will sometimes be referred to hereinafter simply as the "first dielectric layer" and second dielectric layer 13 will sometimes be referred to simply as the "second dielectric layer.")

In reality, dielectric layer thicknesses in the range of condition (B) above are not practical. Since the wavelength of the incident light beam is typically on the order of 8000 Å in vacuum, condition (B) would require a second dielectric layer 13 thickness in the range of 2000-4000 Å. Fabrication of such a layer is not practical because it would require an excessive deposition time which might also result in an excessive temperature rise in the storage disk during sputtering. In addition, the expense of fabricating such a layer would be formidable.

A different problem attends the use of a second dielectric layer having a thickness of only 50-400 Å, as in condition (A) above. A second dielectric layer of this small dimension might allow excessive heat transfer from the magneto-optic layer to the metal reflecting layer during data recording. The heat absorbed by the highly heat-conductive metal reflecting layer would quickly diffuse over a wide area. Thus, if the thickness of the second dielectric layer is too small, the result might be to widen the recorded bit area, prevent high density recording and require high laser power for writing.

This problem is known to those familiar with this art. For example, the Tamada et al. article cited above recognizes that the ellipticity of the reflected light becomes "smaller for thinner [second] SiN [dielectric] layer," but because of "intersymbolic interference between written pits," which renders the stack "not suitable for higher density recording," Tamada et al. settle on a compromise thickness of 500 Å for second dielectric layer. Takahashi et al., cited above, experimented with a second dielectric layer 250 Å thick, but the reflectivity of their medium was only about 10%, which is substantially lower than necessary for effective tracking.

We have found that unacceptable results such as these can be avoided by taking the following steps. First, the second dielectric layer is constructed of an amorphous or other material which has a low thermal conductivity (less than 0.06 Joules/sec-cm-°K). Examples of such materials are ZrO₂ --Y₂ O₃ --Al₂ O₅ mixture, SiO₂ and ZnS. Second, the thickness of the metal reflecting layer is reduced to the point where lateral heat dissipation is minimized while the layer continues to provide an adequate reflective function. The metal reflecting layer can consist of, for example, Al, Cu, Ag or Au, in pure form or alloyed with other metals. An Al alloy with a few percent (1%-6%) of Ti or Ta is particularly suitable, since these alloys have a thermal conductivity which is substantially lower than that of pure Al, while their reflectivity is essentially the same (see FIG. 4). This further reduces lateral heat conduction in the metal reflecting layer.

Where the metal reflecting layer is exposed, a dielectric layer 15 may be added to protect the metal reflecting layer, as shown in FIG. 3. Dielectric layer 15 may preferably consist of an amorphous or other material such as a ZrO₂ --Y₂ O₃ --Al₂ O₅ mixture, SiO₂ or ZnS. All of the dielectric layers may be deposited by RF magnetron or RF diode sputtering, reactive sputtering or ion beam plating.

The characteristics of a quadrilayer storage medium constructed in accordance with this invention depend on the composition and thickness of each layer. While the discussion has focused on the characteristics of the second dielectric and metallic layers in particular, an optimized quadrilayer structure requires that the characteristics of the first dielectric layer and the magneto-optic layer otherwise be adjusted so as to bring them into an advantageous relationship with the other layers.

A preferred embodiment of the invention has been fabricated with a sputtering system which uses three stationary targets: the first target consists of 85 wt. % of ZrO₂, 5 wt. % of Y₂ O₃ and 10 wt. % of Al₂ O₅ (wt. % represents percentage by weight) (this material is designated "ZYA" and is described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/582,719, now abandoned, incorporated herein by reference); the second target consists of 21.5 at % of Tb, 83.5 at % of Fe and 5 at % of Co (at % represents atomic percentage); the third target is Al. The targets are typically 8 inches in diameter. Disks of glass, polycarbonate or another suitable substrate material are transferred from one target to another and coated with an appropriate thickness of the target material. The ZYA target is initially sputtered using an RF magnetron at 1.0 kW in an argon atmosphere of 4 mTorr for 73 seconds, producing a first dielectric layer ZYA about 550 Å thick. The argon pressure is then increased to about 5 mTorr, and the Tb₂₁.5 Fe₈₃.5 Co₅ target is sputtered using an RF diode at 0.4 kW for 75 seconds, producing a magneto-optic layer of TbFeCo about 300 Å thick. A second dielectric layer of about 120 Å in thickness is then deposited by sputtering the ZYA target with an RF magnetron at 0.4 kW for 36 seconds at 4 mTorr. The metal layer is formed at a thickness of 350 Å by sputtering the Al target with a DC magnetron at 0.5 kW for 24 seconds in a 5 mTorr argon atmosphere. Finally, the ZYA target is RF magnetron-sputtered at 1.0 kW for 53 seconds to produce a 370 Å thick protective layer (argon pressure is again 4 mTorr). The specifications and results of the foregoing process are summarized in Table 1.

                                      TABLE 1                                      __________________________________________________________________________                                           Nominal                                  Layer              Argon                                                                               Sputter   Sputter                                                                            Layer                                    No.                Pressure                                                                            Power     Time                                                                               Thickness                                (FIG. 3)                                                                            Target Composition                                                                           (mTorr)                                                                             (kW)      (sec)                                                                              (Å)                                  __________________________________________________________________________     10   Zirconia.sub.85 Yttria.sub.5                                                                 4    RF magnetron-1.0                                                                         73  550                                           Alumina.sub.10 weight % (ZYA)                                             11   Tb.sub.21.5 Co.sub.5 Fe.sub.83.5 At %                                                        5    RF diode-0.4                                                                             75  300                                      13   ZYA           4    RF magnetron-0.4                                                                         36  120                                      14   Aluminum      5    DC magnetron-0.5                                                                         24  350                                      15   ZYA           4    RF magnetron-1.0                                                                         53  370                                      __________________________________________________________________________

Magneto-optic storage media fabricated in this manner have been found experimentally to have a reflectivity of about 20%, a very small ellipticity of the reflected beam, and a high signal-to-noise ratio. The writing power is 10 mW to 13 mW using pulse widths of 50 nS to 80 nS, a focusing lens with a numerical aperture of 0.53, and a writing magnetic field of 300 Oe. The properties of this medium are summarized in Table 2.

                  TABLE 2                                                          ______________________________________                                         Reflectivity (R)  19% to 21%                                                   Figure of merit (K) which                                                                        7.3 × 10.sup.-3 to 8.5 × 10.sup.-3               is equal to ⊖√R, where                                          ⊖ is the magneto-optic                                                 Kerr rotation                                                                  Write Power (50 ns pulses                                                                        10 mW to 13 mW                                               and magnetic field of 300 Oe                                                   Carrier/Noise ratio (in 5                                                                        30 dB                                                        MHz bandwidth, on land, with                                                   a read power of 1.5 mW)                                                        ______________________________________                                    

The process of sputtering can also be performed in a commercial in-line sputtering system such as the ULVAC Model No. SM008C or SM018C manufactured by ULVAC of Japan. In this type of sputtering system, a chamber contains a series of sputtering targets past which the substrate is moved sequentially. The process specifications would be as described above.

Beyond the specific embodiment which has just been described, we have found a range of structures (i.e., layer thicknesses and refractive indices) which exhibit highly acceptable characteristics, that is, a high ratio of signal-to-noise, low phase shift, proper reflectivity and write power sensitivity, and capable of sustaining a high density of recording. In identifying the range of structures which have these desirable characteristics, we were guided by computer calculations based on known mathematical relationships concerning the interaction of circularly polarized light normally incident on a multi-layer film structure. The basic computation calculates the Fresnel reflection and transmission coefficients at each interface between the layers given the thickness and complex index of refraction of each layer. From the Fresnel coefficients, the reflectivity and transmission of the multilayer structure, the absorption in each of the layers, the figure of merit of the total structure, and the phase shift between the two polarization components are calculated. As noted, these relationships are known in the art and are discussed, among other places, in articles entitled "Signal and noise in magneto-optical readout", Mansuripur et al., Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 53, No. 6, June 1982; "Magneto-optical disk with reflecting layers", Ohta et al., SPIE, Vol. 382, p. 252, 1983; and "Design and Characterization of a Quadrilayer Magneto-Optic Disk", McDaniel et al., IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, Vol. 24, No. 6, November 1988. Each of the foregoing articles is incorporated herein by reference.

A copy of the computer program we used is enclosed as Appendix A.

Tables 3-9 contain illustrations of structures that have been determined to possess desirable characteristics through computations performed with this program. In the tables,

x(t)=the thickness of the first dielectric layer (Å)

MO=the thickness of the magneto-optic layer (Å)

x(b)=the thickness of the second dielectric layer (Å)

m=the thickness of the metal reflecting layer (Å)

n₁ =the refractive index of the first dielectric layer

n₂ =the refractive index of the second dielectric layer

n_(mo) =the refractive index of the magneto-optic layer

R=the reflectivity of the structure (%)

K=the magneto-optic figure of merit of the structure. K=⊖√R, where ⊖ is the magneto-optic Kerr rotation.

φ=the phase shift (degrees)

Vsat=√R·100 |K|· cos .O slashed.·Vsat is proportional to the amplitude of the readout signal.

In Tables 3 and 4, the metal reflecting layer is an Al layer 400 Å thick, and the refractive index of the first and second dielectric layers is 2.1 (e.g., ZYA).

In Table 5, the metal reflecting layer is an Al layer 400 Å thick, the refractive index of the first dielectric layer is 2.1, and the refractive index of the second dielectric layer is 1.5.

In Tables 6 and 7, the metal reflecting layer is a Cu layer 400 Å thick, and the refractive index of the first and second dielectric layers is 2.1.

In Table 8, the metal reflecting layer is a Cu layer 400 Å thick, the refractive index of the first dielectric layer is 2.1, and the refractive index of the second dielectric layer is 1.5.

In Table 9, the metal reflecting layer consists of Al, and the refractive index of both dielectric layers is 2.0. This table clearly demonstrates that the overall optical properties of the structure do not deteriorate appreciably when the metal reflecting layer is made very thin.

In each of the tables, the magneto-optic layer has principal refractive indices of 3.72+i3.88 and 3.62+i3.83.

The manner of using the tables will be evident to those skilled in the art. For example, if it is desired to determine the characteristics of a quadrilayer structure which includes a metal reflecting layer Al 400 Å thick; a magneto-optic layer having the above principal refractive indices and 300 Å thick, a first dielectric layer having a refractive index of 2.1 (ZYA) and 750 Å thick; and a second dielectric layer of ZYA and 100 Å thick, Table 3 indicates that this structure will have a reflectivity R=19%, a figure of merit K=6.9×10⁻³, a phase shift .O slashed.=-6°, and Vsat=0.302 (see arrow). If the thickness of the dielectric layer is increased from 750 Å to 850 Å, the reflectivity and figure of merit will remain the same while the phrase shift .O slashed. will fall to -1° and Vsat will increase to 0.304.

While the invention has been described with respect to specific embodiments, those skilled in the art will appreciate that changes may be made in form and detail without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. For example, a variety of deposition techniques may be used to form the various layers of a magneto-optic storage medium. In addition, materials other than those listed may be used for the magneto-optic layer, the first and second dielectric layers, and the metal reflecting layer. Other layers may also be incorporated into a magneto-optic storage medium, e.g., to facilitate adhesion of the various structures within the device. Accordingly, all such changes come within the scope of this invention.

                                      TABLE 3                                      __________________________________________________________________________     MO =  200Å      250Å      300Å      350Å                       x(t)                                                                              x(b)                                                                              R |K| · 10.sup.3                                            φ                                                                             Vsat                                                                              R |K| · 10.sup.3                                            φ                                                                             Vsat                                                                              R |K| ·                                               10.sup.3                                                                             φ                                                                             Vsat                                                                              R |K|                                                          · 10.sup.3                                                                  φ                                                                             Vsat                __________________________________________________________________________     50 100                                                                               38                                                                               4.9   11 0.301                                                                             37                                                                               5.2   -2 0.315                                                                             37                                                                               5.2   -10                                                                               0.311                                                                             37                                                                               5.1   -17                                                                               0.298                  200                                                                               32                                                                               5.6   -2 0.326                                                                             33                                                                               5.7   -14                                                                               0.318                                                                             34                                                                               5.5   -22                                                                               0.300                                                                             36                                                                               5.2   -27                                                                               0.278                  300                                                                               27                                                                               6.4   -15                                                                               0.321                                                                             30                                                                               6.0   -25                                                                               0.302                                                                             33                                                                               5.7   -31                                                                               0.278                                                                             36                                                                               5.2   -36                                                                               0.254                  400                                                                               24                                                                               6.7   -26                                                                               0.299                                                                             29                                                                               6.2   -34                                                                               0.276                                                                             32                                                                               5.7   -39                                                                               0.251                                                                             35                                                                               5.2   -42                                                                               0.230               250                                                                               100                                                                               36                                                                               5.2   9  0.306                                                                             35                                                                               5.4   -3 0.328                                                                             35                                                                               5.4   -12                                                                               0.322                                                                             35                                                                               5.3   -29                                                                               0.298                  200                                                                               29                                                                               6.0   -5 0.325                                                                             32                                                                               5.9   -16                                                                               0.316                                                                             32                                                                               5.7   -24                                                                               0.296                                                                             34                                                                               5.4   -30                                                                               0.275                  300                                                                               25                                                                               6.6   -17                                                                               0.315                                                                             28                                                                               6.2   -27                                                                               0.295                                                                             31                                                                               5.8   -34                                                                               0.271                                                                             34                                                                               5.4   -38                                                                               0.249                  400                                                                               22                                                                               6.9   -29                                                                               0.287                                                                             27                                                                               6.4   -37                                                                               0.266                                                                             31                                                                               5.9   -42                                                                               0.243                                                                             34                                                                               5.4   -45                                                                               0.223               250                                                                               100                                                                               33                                                                               5.4   8  0.310                                                                             32                                                                               5.7   -4 0.320                                                                             32                                                                               5.7   -14                                                                               0.312                                                                             33                                                                               5.6   -22                                                                               0.297                  200                                                                               27                                                                               6.3   -6 0.323                                                                             28                                                                               6.2   -18                                                                               0.312                                                                             30                                                                               6.0   -26                                                                               0.293                                                                             31                                                                               5.7   -31                                                                               0.272                  300                                                                               22                                                                               6.8   -19                                                                               0.306                                                                             26                                                                               6.5   -29                                                                               0.287                                                                             29                                                                               6.1   -36                                                                               0.265                                                                             31                                                                               5.7   -40                                                                               0.244                  400                                                                               20                                                                               7.2   -31                                                                               0.273                                                                             24                                                                               6.7   -39                                                                               0.255                                                                             28                                                                               6.2   -44                                                                               0.234                                                                             31                                                                               5.6   -46                                                                               0.216               350                                                                               100                                                                               30                                                                               5.7   7  0.312                                                                             29                                                                               6.0   -5 0.319                                                                             29                                                                               6.0   -15                                                                               0.311                                                                             29                                                                               5.9   -22                                                                               0.296                  200                                                                               23                                                                               6.6   -7 0.317                                                                             25                                                                               6.5   -19                                                                               0.307                                                                             27                                                                               6.3   -27                                                                               0.288                                                                             28                                                                               6.0   -32                                                                               0.266                  300                                                                               19                                                                               7.2   -21                                                                               0.295                                                                             23                                                                               6.8   -31                                                                               0.278                                                                             26                                                                               6.4   -37                                                                               0.258                                                                             28                                                                               6.0   -41                                                                               0.239                  400                                                                               17                                                                               7.5   -33                                                                               0.258                                                                             21                                                                               7.0   -41                                                                               0.243                                                                             25                                                                               6.5   -45                                                                               0.226                                                                             28                                                                               5.9   -48                                                                               0.211               450                                                                               100                                                                               27                                                                               6.0   8  0.310                                                                             26                                                                               6.3   -5 0.317                                                                             26                                                                               6.3   -15                                                                               0.309                                                                             26                                                                               6.2   -22    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                      0.265                  300                                                                               16                                                                               7.5   -20                                                                               0.282                                                                             19                                                                               7.1   -31                                                                               0.269                                                                             22                                                                               6.7   -37                                                                               0.252                                                                             25                                                                               6.3   -42                                                                               0.235                  400                                                                               14                                                                               7.8   -33                                                                               0.244                                                                             18                                                                               7.3   -41                                                                               0.233                                                                             22                                                                               6.8   -46                                                                               0.220                                                                             25                                                                               6.2   -48                                                                               0.207               550                                                                               100                                                                               24                                                                               6.3   9  0.304                                                                             23                                                                               6.6   -3 0.312                                                                             23                                                                               6.6   -13                                                                               0.305                                                                             23                                                                               6.5   -21                                                                               0.291                  200                                                                               17                                                                               7.2   -5 0.300                                                                             19                                                                               7.1   -17                                                                               0.294                                                                             20                                                                               6.9   -26                                                                               0.280                                                                             22                                                                               6.6   -31                                                                               0.263                  300                                                                               14                                                                               7.7   -18                                                                               0.272                                                                             16                                                                               7.4   -29                                                                               0.262                                                                             12                                                                               7.0   -36                                                                               0.249                                                                             22                                                                               6.6   -40                                                                               0.234                  400                                                                               11                                                                               8.0   -32                                                                               0.232                                                                             15                                                                               7.6   -40                                                                               0.227                                                                             19                                                                               7.2   -45                                                                               0.217                                                                             22                                                                               6.5   -47                                                                               0.206               650                                                                               100                                                                               22                                                                               6.5   12 0.297                                                                             20                                                                               6.8   -0 0.307                                                                             20                                                                               6.8   -10                                                                               0.302                                                                             21                                                                               6.7   -18                                                                               0.291                  200                                                                               15                                                                               7.4   -1 0.291                                                                             16                                                                               7.3   -14                                                                               0.289                                                                             IS                                                                               7.1   -23                                                                               0.278                                                                             20                                                                               6.8   -29                                                                               0.264                  300                                                                               12                                                                               7.9   -14                                                                               0.263                                                                             14                                                                               7.6   -26                                                                               0.259                                                                             17                                                                               7.3   -33                                                                               0.249                                                                             19                                                                               6.8   -38                                                                               0.236                  400                                                                               09                                                                               8.2   -26                                                                               0.226                                                                             13                                                                               7.8   -37                                                                               0.225                                                                             16                                                                               7.3   -42                                                                               0.219                                                                             19                                                                               6.8   -45                                                                               0.209               750                                                                               100                                                                               21                                                                               6.6   17 0.289                                                                             20                                                                               6.9   4  0.303                                                                             →19                                                                       6.9   -6 0.302                                                                             19                                                                               6.8   -14                                                                               0.292                  200                                                                               15                                                                               7.5   5  0.286                                                                             25                                                                               7.4   -9 0.289                                                                             17                                                                               7.2   -18                                                                               0.281                                                                             18                                                                               6.9   -25                                                                               0.269                  300                                                                               11                                                                               8.0   -7 0.262                                                                             13                                                                               7.8   -21                                                                               0.263                                                                             15                                                                               7.4   -29                                                                               0.255                                                                             18                                                                               7.0   -33                                                                               0.244                  400                                                                               08                                                                               8.3   -19                                                                               0.229                                                                             12                                                                               8.0   -31                                                                               0.232                                                                             15                                                                               7.5   -38                                                                               0.227                                                                             17                                                                               6.9   -41                                                                               0.219               850                                                                               100                                                                               22                                                                               6.5   21 0.284                                                                             20                                                                               6.8   9  0.302                                                                             19                                                                               6.9   -1 0.304                                                                             20                                                                               6.8   -9 0.298                  200                                                                               15                                                                               7.4   10 0.286                                                                             16                                                                               7.4   -3 0.293                                                                             17                                                                               7.2   -13                                                                               0.289                                                                             18                                                                               6.9   -20                                                                               0.278                  300                                                                               11                                                                               8.0   -1 0.268                                                                             13                                                                               7.8   -14                                                                               0.272                                                                             15                                                                               7.4   -23                                                                               0.267                                                                             17                                                                               7.0   -28                                                                               0.256                  400                                                                               09                                                                               8.3   -11                                                                               0.240                                                                             12                                                                               8.0   -25                                                                               0.246                                                                             14                                                                               7.5   -32                                                                               0.242                                                                             17                                                                               7.0   -36                                                                               0.233               950                                                                               100                                                                               24                                                                               6.3   24 0.281                                                                             22                                                                               6.7   12 0.303                                                                             21                                                                               6.7   3  0.309                                                                             21                                                                               6.7   -5 0.305                  200                                                                               17                                                                               7.2   14 0.290                                                                             17                                                                               7.3   1  0.301                                                                             18                                                                               7.1   -9 0.299                                                                             19                                                                               6.8   -15                                                                               0.290                  300                                                                               13                                                                               7.8   5  0.279                                                                             14                                                                               7.6   -9 0.286                                                                             17                                                                               7.3   -28                                                                               0.281                                                                             19                                                                               6.9   -24                                                                               0.272                  400                                                                               10                                                                               8.2   -5 0.258                                                                             13                                                                               7.8   -19                                                                               0.264                                                                             16                                                                               7.4   -27                                                                               0.260                                                                             18                                                                               6.9   -31                                                                               0.250               1050                                                                              100                                                                               26                                                                               6.1   26 0.281                                                                             24                                                                               6.4   14 0.306                                                                             24                                                                               6.5   5  0.314                                                                             24                                                                               6.4   -3 0.312                  200                                                                               20                                                                               7.0   16 0.297                                                                             20                                                                               7.0   4  0.311                                                                             21                                                                               6.9   -6 0.310                                                                             22                                                                               6.6   -13                                                                               0.301                  300                                                                               15                                                                               7.6   7  0.294                                                                             17                                                                               7.4   -6 0.301                                                                             19                                                                               7.1   -15                                                                               0.296                                                                             21                                                                               6.7   -21                                                                               0.284                  400                                                                               12                                                                               7.9   -2 0.279                                                                             15                                                                               7.6   -15                                                                               0.284                                                                             18                                                                               7.2   -23                                                                               0.277                                                                             20                                                                               6.7   -28                                                                               0.265               1150                                                                              100                                                                               30                                                                               5.8   26 0.281                                                                             28                                                                               6.1   15 0.309                                                                             27                                                                               6.2   6  0.318                                                                             27                                                                               6.1   -2 0.317                  200                                                                               23                                                                               6.7   17 0.305                                                                             23                                                                               6.7   5  0.320                                                                             24                                                                               6.6   -5 0.318                                                                             25                                                                               6.3   -11                                                                               0.308                  300                                                                               18                                                                               7.3   8  0.308                                                                             20                                                                               7.1   -5 0.314                                                                             22                                                                               6.8   -14                                                                               0.307                                                                             24                                                                               6.4   -19                                                                               0.293                  400                                                                               15                                                                               7.7   -1 0.298                                                                             18                                                                               7.3   -13                                                                               0.300                                                                             21                                                                               6.9   -21                                                                               0.291                                                                             23                                                                               6.4   -26                                                                               0.276               __________________________________________________________________________      Reflecting layer is Al 400Å thick                                          n.sub.1 = n.sub.2 = 2.1 n.sub.me = 3.72 + i3.88 and 3.62 + i3.83         

                                      TABLE 4                                      __________________________________________________________________________     MO =  150Å      200Å      250Å      300Å                       x(t)                                                                              x(b)                                                                              R |K| · 10.sup.3                                            φ                                                                             Vsat                                                                              R |K| · 10.sup.3                                            φ                                                                             Vsat                                                                              R |K| ·                                               10.sup.3                                                                             φ                                                                             Vsat                                                                              R |K|                                                          · 10.sup.3                                                                  φ                                                                             Vsat                __________________________________________________________________________     50 0  53                                                                               2.9   37 0.169                                                                             48                                                                               3.7   25 0.231                                                                             44                                                                               4.3   14 0.274                                                                             41                                                                               4.6   4  0.297                  100                                                                               41                                                                               4.4   25 0.257                                                                             38                                                                               4.9   11 0.301                                                                             37                                                                               5.2   -1 0.315                                                                             37                                                                               5.2   -10                                                                               0.311                  200                                                                               32                                                                               5.6   13 0.309                                                                             32                                                                               5.8   -2 0.326                                                                             33                                                                               5.7   -14                                                                               0.318                                                                             34                                                                               5.5   -22                                                                               0.300                  300                                                                               25                                                                               6.6   1  0.324                                                                             27                                                                               6.4   -15                                                                               0.321                                                                             30                                                                               6.0   -25                                                                               0.302                                                                             33                                                                               5.7   -31                                                                               0.278               150                                                                               0  52                                                                               3.0   35 0.177                                                                             46                                                                               3.9   24 0.240                                                                             42                                                                               4.5   13 0.282                                                                             39                                                                               4.8   3  0.302                  100                                                                               39                                                                               4.6   24 0.265                                                                             36                                                                               5.2   9  0.306                                                                             35                                                                               5.4   -3 0.318                                                                             35                                                                               5.4   -12                                                                               0.312                  200                                                                               29                                                                               5.9   12 0.312                                                                             29                                                                               6.0   -5 0.325                                                                             31                                                                               5.9   -16                                                                               0.316                                                                             32                                                                               5.7   -24                                                                               0.296                  300                                                                               23                                                                               6.7   -2 0.329                                                                             25                                                                               6.6   -17                                                                               0.325                                                                             28                                                                               6.2   -27                                                                               0.295                                                                             31                                                                               5.8   -34                                                                               0.271               250                                                                               0  49                                                                               3.2   35 0.185                                                                             43                                                                               4.1   23 0.248                                                                             39                                                                               4.7   12 0.289                                                                             37                                                                               5.2   2  0.308                  100                                                                               36                                                                               4.9   23 0.271                                                                             33                                                                               5.4   8  0.310                                                                             32                                                                               5.7   -4 0.320                                                                             32                                                                               5.7   -14                                                                               0.312                  200                                                                               26                                                                               6.1   10 0.321                                                                             27                                                                               6.3   -6 0.323                                                                             28                                                                               6.2   -18                                                                               0.312                                                                             30                                                                               6.0   -26                                                                               0.293                  300                                                                               20                                                                               7.0   -3 0.311                                                                             22                                                                               6.8   -19                                                                               0.306                                                                             26                                                                               6.5   -29                                                                               0.287                                                                             29                                                                               6.1   -36                                                                               0.265               350                                                                               0  46                                                                               3.4   34 0.193                                                                             40                                                                               4.4   22 0.256                                                                             36                                                                               5.0   11 0.295                                                                             33                                                                               5.4   1  0.311                  100                                                                               33                                                                               5.2   22 0.275                                                                             30                                                                               5.7   7  0.312                                                                             29                                                                               6.0   -5 0.319                                                                             29                                                                               6.0   -15                                                                               0.311                  200                                                                               23                                                                               6.5   9  0.307                                                                             23                                                                               6.6   -7 0.317                                                                             25                                                                               6.5   -19                                                                               0.307                                                                             27                                                                               6.3   -27                                                                               0.288                  300                                                                               17                                                                               7.3   -4 0.298                                                                             19                                                                               7.2   -21                                                                               0.295                                                                             23                                                                               6.8   -31                                                                               0.278                                                                             26                                                                               6.4   -37                                                                               0.258               450                                                                               0  43                                                                               3.7   34 0.199                                                                             37                                                                               4.6   23 0.260                                                                             33                                                                               5.3   11 0.297                                                                             30                                                                               5.7   1  0.322                  100                                                                               30                                                                               5.5   23 0.275                                                                             27                                                                               6.0   8  0.310                                                                             26                                                                               6.3   -5 0.317                                                                             26                                                                               6.3   -15                                                                               0.309                  200                                                                               20                                                                               6.7   10 0.298                                                                             20                                                                               6.9   -7 0.309                                                                             22                                                                               6.8   -29                                                                               0.301                                                                             23                                                                               6.6   -27                                                                               0.284                  300                                                                               14                                                                               7.6   -3 0.282                                                                             16                                                                               7.5   -20                                                                               0.282                                                                             29                                                                               7.1   -31                                                                               0.269                                                                             22                                                                               6.7   -37                                                                               0.252               550                                                                               0  40                                                                               3.9   35 0.202                                                                             34                                                                               4.9   24 0.261                                                                             30                                                                               5.6   13 0.297                                                                             27                                                                               6.0   2  0.311                  100                                                                               27                                                                               5.7   25 0.270                                                                             24                                                                               6.3   9  0.304                                                                             23                                                                               6.6   -3 0.312                                                                             23                                                                               6.6   -13                                                                               0.305                  200                                                                               18                                                                               7.0   13 0.286                                                                             17                                                                               7.2   -5 0.300                                                                             19                                                                               7.1   -17                                                                               0.294                                                                             20                                                                               6.9   -26                                                                               0.280                  300                                                                               12                                                                               7.8   0  0.266                                                                             14                                                                               7.7   -18                                                                               0.271                                                                             16                                                                               7.4   -29                                                                               0.262                                                                             19                                                                               7.0   -36                                                                               0.249               650                                                                               0  38                                                                               4.1   37 0.200                                                                             32                                                                               5.1   26 0.258                                                                             28                                                                               5.8   15 0.293                                                                             25                                                                               6.2   5  0.307                  100                                                                               25                                                                               5.9   27 0.261                                                                             22                                                                               6.5   12 0.297                                                                             20                                                                               6.8   -0 0.307                                                                             20                                                                               6.8   -10                                                                               0.302                  200                                                                               16                                                                               7.1   17 0.273                                                                             15                                                                               7.4   -1 0.292                                                                             16                                                                               7.3   -14                                                                               0.289                                                                             18                                                                               7.1   -23                                                                               0.278                  300                                                                               10                                                                               8.0   6  0.252                                                                             12                                                                               7.9   -14                                                                               0.263                                                                             14                                                                               7.6   -26                                                                               0.259                                                                             17                                                                               7.3   -33                                                                               0.249               750                                                                               0  37                                                                               4.1   39 0.195                                                                             31                                                                               5.2   29 0.252                                                                             27                                                                               5.9   18 0.287                                                                             24                                                                               6.3   9  0.303                  100                                                                               24                                                                               5.9   31 0.252                                                                             21                                                                               6.6   17 0.289                                                                             20                                                                               6.9   4  0.303                                                                             19                                                                               6.9   -6 0.302                  200                                                                               16                                                                               7.2   22 0.263                                                                             25                                                                               7.5   5  0.286                                                                             15                                                                               7.4   -9 0.289                                                                             17                                                                               7.2   -18                                                                               0.281                  300                                                                               10                                                                               8.0   23 0.245                                                                             11                                                                               8.0   -7 0.262                                                                             13                                                                               7.8   -21                                                                               0.263                                                                             15                                                                               7.4   -29                                                                               0.255               850                                                                               0  38                                                                               4.1   42 0.188                                                                             32                                                                               5.1   32 0.244                                                                             27                                                                               5.8   22 0.281                                                                             24                                                                               6.3   13 0.300                  100                                                                               25                                                                               5.9   35 0.242                                                                             22                                                                               6.5   21 0.284                                                                             20                                                                               6.8   9  0.302                                                                             19                                                                               6.9   -1 0.304                  200                                                                               17                                                                               7.1   27 0.257                                                                             15                                                                               7.4   10 0.286                                                                             16                                                                               7.4   -3 0.293                                                                             17                                                                               7.2   -13                                                                               0.289                  300                                                                               11                                                                               7.9   20 0.245                                                                             11                                                                               8.0   -1 0.268                                                                             13                                                                               7.8   -14                                                                               0.272                                                                             15                                                                               7.4   -23                                                                               0.267               950                                                                               0  39                                                                               4.0   44 0.180                                                                             33                                                                               5.0   34 0.237                                                                             29                                                                               5.7   25 0.276                                                                             26                                                                               6.1   16 0.299                  100                                                                               27                                                                               5.7   38 0.236                                                                             24                                                                               6.3   24 0.262                                                                             22                                                                               6.7   12 0.303                                                                             21                                                                               6.7   3  0.309                  200                                                                               19                                                                               6.9   31 0.256                                                                             17                                                                               7.2   14 0.290                                                                             17                                                                               7.3   1  0.301                                                                             18                                                                               7.1   -9 0.299                  300                                                                               13                                                                               7.7   24 0.252                                                                             13                                                                               7.8   5  0.279                                                                             24                                                                               7.6   -9 0.286                                                                             17                                                                               7.3   -18                                                                               0.282               1050                                                                              0  42                                                                               3.8   45 0.172                                                                             36                                                                               4.7   36 0.230                                                                             32                                                                               5.4   26 0.272                                                                             29                                                                               5.8   18 0.298                  100                                                                               30                                                                               5.4   39 0.232                                                                             26                                                                               6.1   26 0.282                                                                             24                                                                               6.4   14 0.306                                                                             24                                                                               6.5   5  0.314                  200                                                                               22                                                                               6.6   32 0.259                                                                             20                                                                               7.0   16 0.297                                                                             20                                                                               7.0   4  0.311                                                                             21                                                                               6.9   -6 0.310                  300                                                                               16                                                                               7.4   26 0.264                                                                             15                                                                               7.6   7  0.294                                                                             17                                                                               7.4   -6 0.301                                                                             19                                                                               7.1   -15                                                                               0.296               1150                                                                              0  45                                                                               3.5   46 0.166                                                                             39                                                                               4.5   36 0.225                                                                             35                                                                               5.1   27 0.269                                                                             32                                                                               5.5   18 0.296                  100                                                                               34                                                                               5.1   39 0.229                                                                             30                                                                               5.8   26 0.281                                                                             28                                                                               6.1   15 0.309                                                                             27                                                                               6.2   6  0.318                  200                                                                               25                                                                               6.3   33 0.265                                                                             23                                                                               6.7   17 0.305                                                                             23                                                                               6.7   5  0.320                                                                             24                                                                               6.6   -5 0.318                  300                                                                               19                                                                               7.1   26 0.277                                                                             18                                                                               7.3   8  0.308                                                                             20                                                                               7.1   -5 0.314                                                                             22                                                                               6.8   -14                                                                               0.307               __________________________________________________________________________      Reflecting layer is Al 400Å thick                                          n.sub.1 = n.sub.2 = 2.1 n.sub.me = 3.72 + i3.88 and 3.62 + i3.83         

                                      TABLE 5                                      __________________________________________________________________________     MO =  200Å      250Å      300Å      350Å                       x(t)                                                                              x(b)                                                                              R |K| · 10.sup.3                                            φ                                                                             Vsat                                                                              R |K| · 10.sup.3                                            φ                                                                             Vsat                                                                              R |K| ·                                               10.sup.3                                                                             φ                                                                             Vsat                                                                              R |K|                                                          · 10.sup.3                                                                  φ                                                                             Vsat                __________________________________________________________________________     50 100                                                                               39                                                                               4.9   12 0.300                                                                             37                                                                               5.2   -0 0.315                                                                             37                                                                               5.2   -9 0.312                                                                             37                                                                               5.1   -17                                                                               0.300                  200                                                                               32                                                                               5.8   -0 0.327                                                                             33                                                                               5.7   -12                                                                               0.322                                                                             35                                                                               5.5   -20                                                                               0.304                                                                             36                                                                               5.2   -26                                                                               0.283                  300                                                                               28                                                                               6.3   -11                                                                               0.329                                                                             31                                                                               6.0   -21                                                                               0.311                                                                             33                                                                               5.7   -29                                                                               0.287                                                                             36                                                                               5.3   -33                                                                               0.263                  400                                                                               25                                                                               6.7   -20                                                                               0.317                                                                             29                                                                               6.2   -29                                                                               0.293                                                                             33                                                                               5.8   -35                                                                               0.267                                                                             35                                                                               5.3   -39                                                                               0.244               150                                                                               100                                                                               36                                                                               5.1   10 0.305                                                                             35                                                                               5.4   -2 0.318                                                                             35                                                                               5.4   -11                                                                               0.313                                                                             35                                                                               5.3   -19                                                                               0.299                  200                                                                               30                                                                               6.0   -2 0.328                                                                             31                                                                               5.9   -14                                                                               0.320                                                                             33                                                                               5.7   -22                                                                               0.301                                                                             34                                                                               5.4   -28                                                                               0.280                  300                                                                               26                                                                               6.5   -13                                                                               0.324                                                                             29                                                                               6.2   -24                                                                               0.305                                                                             31                                                                               5.9   -31                                                                               0.281                                                                             34                                                                               5.5   -36                                                                               0.258                  400                                                                               23                                                                               6.9   -22                                                                               0.307                                                                             27                                                                               6.4   -32                                                                               0.284                                                                             31                                                                               6.0   -38                                                                               0.260                                                                             33                                                                               5.5   -42                                                                               0.237               250                                                                               100                                                                               33                                                                               5.4   9  0.310                                                                             32                                                                               5.7   -3 0.322                                                                             32                                                                               5.7   -23                                                                               0.314                                                                             33                                                                               5.6   -20                                                                               0.299                  200                                                                               27                                                                               6.3   -4 0.326                                                                             28                                                                               6.2   -16                                                                               0.317                                                                             30                                                                               6.0   -24                                                                               0.298                                                                             31                                                                               5.7   -30                                                                               0.277                  300                                                                               23                                                                               6.8   -15                                                                               0.317                                                                             26                                                                               6.5   -26                                                                               0.298                                                                             29                                                                               6.1   -33                                                                               0.275                                                                             31                                                                               5.7   -37                                                                               0.253                  400                                                                               22                                                                               7.2   -25                                                                               0.295                                                                             25                                                                               6.7   -34                                                                               0.274                                                                             28                                                                               6.2   -40                                                                               0.252                                                                             31                                                                               5.7   -43                                                                               0.231               350                                                                               100                                                                               30                                                                               5.7   8  0.322                                                                             29                                                                               6.0   -4 0.321                                                                             29                                                                               6.0   -24                                                                               0.323                                                                             29                                                                               5.9   -21                                                                               0.297                  200                                                                               24                                                                               6.6   -5 0.321                                                                             25                                                                               6.5   -17                                                                               0.312                                                                             27                                                                               6.3   -25                                                                               0.294                                                                             28                                                                               6.0   -31                                                                               0.273                  300                                                                               20                                                                               7.1   -16                                                                               0.307                                                                             23                                                                               6.8   -27                                                                               0.290                                                                             26                                                                               6.4   -34                                                                               0.269                                                                             28                                                                               6.0   -39                                                                               0.249                  400                                                                               18                                                                               7.5   -26                                                                               0.282                                                                             22                                                                               7.0   -36                                                                               0.264                                                                             25                                                                               6.5   -41                                                                               0.244                                                                             28                                                                               6.0   -45                                                                               0.226               450                                                                               100                                                                               27                                                                               6.0   9  0.310                                                                             26                                                                               6.3   -4 0.318                                                                             26                                                                               6.3   -14                                                                               0.310                                                                             26                                                                               6.2   -21                                                                               0.295                  200                                                                               21                                                                               6.9   -4 0.314                                                                             22                                                                               6.8   -17                                                                               0.306                                                                             23                                                                               6.6   -25                                                                               0.289                                                                             25                                                                               6.3   -31                                                                               0.270                  300                                                                               17                                                                               7.4   -16                                                                               0.295                                                                             20                                                                               7.1   -27                                                                               0.282                                                                             22                                                                               6.8   -34                                                                               0.263                                                                             25                                                                               6.3   -39                                                                               0.245                  400                                                                               15                                                                               7.8   -26                                                                               0.267                                                                             18                                                                               7.3   -36                                                                               0.254                                                                             22                                                                               6.8   -42                                                                               0.238                                                                             25                                                                               6.3   -45                                                                               0.222               550                                                                               100                                                                               24                                                                               6.3   10 0.305                                                                             23                                                                               6.6   -2 0.314                                                                             23                                                                               6.6   -12                                                                               0.307                                                                             23                                                                               6.5   -20                                                                               0.293                  200                                                                               18                                                                               7.2   -2 0.304                                                                             19                                                                               7.1   -15                                                                               0.299                                                                             20                                                                               6.9   -24                                                                               0.285                                                                             22                                                                               6.6   -30                                                                               0.268                  300                                                                               14                                                                               7.7   -14                                                                               0.284                                                                             27                                                                               7.4   -26                                                                               0.274                                                                             19                                                                               7.1   -33                                                                               0.259                                                                             22                                                                               6.6   -38                                                                               0.243                  400                                                                               12                                                                               8.0   -24                                                                               0.255                                                                             16                                                                               7.6   -35                                                                               0.247                                                                             19                                                                               7.2   -41                                                                               0.234                                                                             21                                                                               6.6   -44                                                                               0.221               650                                                                               100                                                                               22                                                                               6.5   13 0.297                                                                             21                                                                               6.8   1  0.308                                                                             20                                                                               6.8   -9 0.304                                                                             21                                                                               6.7   -17                                                                               0.292                  200                                                                               16                                                                               7.4   2  0.295                                                                             17                                                                               7.3   -12                                                                               0.295                                                                             18                                                                               7.1   -21                                                                               0.284                                                                             20                                                                               6.8   -27                                                                               0.269                  300                                                                               12                                                                               7.9   -9 0.275                                                                             15                                                                               7.7   -22                                                                               0.271                                                                             17                                                                               7.3   -30                                                                               0.259                                                                             19                                                                               6.9   -35                                                                               0.245                  400                                                                               10                                                                               8.2   -19                                                                               0.248                                                                             13                                                                               7.8   -31                                                                               0.245                                                                             16                                                                               7.4   -38                                                                               0.235                                                                             19                                                                               6.9   -41                                                                               0.224               750                                                                               100                                                                               21                                                                               6.6   18 0.290                                                                             20                                                                               6.9   5  0.304                                                                             19                                                                               6.9   -5 0.303                                                                             20                                                                               6.8   -13                                                                               0.294                  200                                                                               15                                                                               7.4   7  0.290                                                                             16                                                                               7.4   -7 0.293                                                                             17                                                                               7.3   -16                                                                               0.286                                                                             18                                                                               7.0   -23                                                                               0.274                  300                                                                               12                                                                               8.0   -3 0.272                                                                             13                                                                               7.8   -17                                                                               0.273                                                                             16                                                                               7.4   -26                                                                               0.264                                                                             18                                                                               7.0   -31                                                                               0.252                  400                                                                               09                                                                               8.3   -12                                                                               0.246                                                                             12                                                                               8.0   -26                                                                               0.249                                                                             15                                                                               7.5   -33                                                                               0.243                                                                             17                                                                               7.0   -37                                                                               0.232               850                                                                               100                                                                               22                                                                               6.5   22 0.284                                                                             20                                                                               6.8   9  0.302                                                                             20                                                                               6.9   -1 0.306                                                                             20                                                                               6.8   -9 0.299                  200                                                                               16                                                                               7.4   12 0.288                                                                             16                                                                               7.4   -1 0.297                                                                             17                                                                               7.2   -11                                                                               0.293                                                                             IS                                                                               7.0   -18                                                                               0.282                  300                                                                               12                                                                               7.9   3  0.276                                                                             14                                                                               7.8   -11                                                                               0.281                                                                             16                                                                               7.4   -20                                                                               0.275                                                                             17                                                                               7.0   -26                                                                               0.264                  400                                                                               10                                                                               8.3   -5 0.257                                                                             12                                                                               8.0   -19                                                                               0.261                                                                             15                                                                               7.5   -27                                                                               0.256                                                                             17                                                                               7.0   -32                                                                               0.246               950                                                                               100                                                                               24                                                                               6.3   25 0.281                                                                             22                                                                               6.7   13 0.304                                                                             21                                                                               6.8   3  0.310                                                                             22                                                                               6.7   -5 0.306                  200                                                                               18                                                                               7.2   16 0.292                                                                             18                                                                               7.3   3  0.304                                                                             18                                                                               7.1   -7 0.303                                                                             20                                                                               6.8   -14                                                                               0.293                  300                                                                               14                                                                               7.7   8  0.286                                                                             15                                                                               7.6   -6 0.293                                                                             17                                                                               7.3   -15                                                                               0.289                                                                             19                                                                               6.9   -22                                                                               0.278                  400                                                                               11                                                                               8.1   1  0.272                                                                             13                                                                               7.8   -14                                                                               0.278                                                                             16                                                                               7.4   -22                                                                               0.273                                                                             18                                                                               6.9   -28                                                                               0.262               1050                                                                              100                                                                               27                                                                               6.1   27 0.280                                                                             25                                                                               6.4   15 0.306                                                                             24                                                                               6.5   6  0.315                                                                             24                                                                               6.4   -2 0.313                  200                                                                               22                                                                               6.9   18 0.298                                                                             20                                                                               7.0   5  0.313                                                                             21                                                                               6.9   -4 0.313                                                                             22                                                                               6.6   -11                                                                               0.304                  300                                                                               16                                                                               7.5   11 0.298                                                                             17                                                                               7.4   -3 0.307                                                                             19                                                                               7.1   -12                                                                               0.302                                                                             21                                                                               6.7   -19                                                                               0.290                  400                                                                               14                                                                               7.9   4  0.290                                                                             16                                                                               7.6   -10                                                                               0.296                                                                             18                                                                               7.2   -19                                                                               0.289                                                                             20                                                                               6.7   -24                                                                               0.276               1150                                                                              100                                                                               30                                                                               5.8   27 0.280                                                                             28                                                                               6.1   16 0.309                                                                             27                                                                               6.2   6  0.319                                                                             27                                                                               6.1   -1 0.317                  200                                                                               24                                                                               6.6   19 0.305                                                                             23                                                                               6.7   6  0.321                                                                             24                                                                               6.6   -3 0.321                                                                             25                                                                               6.3   -10                                                                               0.311                  300                                                                               19                                                                               7.2   11 0.311                                                                             20                                                                               7.1   -2 0.319                                                                             22                                                                               6.8   -11                                                                               0.313                                                                             24                                                                               6.4   -17                                                                               0.300                  400                                                                               16                                                                               7.6   5  0.307                                                                             18                                                                               7.3   -9 0.311                                                                             21                                                                               6.9   -17                                                                               0.302                                                                             23                                                                               6.4   -23                                                                               0.287               __________________________________________________________________________      Reflecting layer is Al 400Å thick                                          n.sub.1 = 2.1 n.sub.2 = 1.5 n.sub.me = 3.72 + i3.88 and 3.62 + i3.83     

                                      TABLE 6                                      __________________________________________________________________________     MO =  200Å      250Å      300Å      350Å                       x(t)                                                                              x(b)                                                                              R |K| · 10.sup.3                                            φ                                                                             Vsat                                                                              R |K| · 10.sup.3                                            φ                                                                             Vsat                                                                              R |K| ·                                               10.sup.3                                                                             φ                                                                             Vsat                                                                              R |K|                                                          · 10.sup.3                                                                  φ                                                                             Vsat                __________________________________________________________________________     50 100                                                                               31                                                                               6.2   -1 0.342                                                                             32                                                                               6.0   -14                                                                               0.330                                                                             34                                                                               5.7   -22                                                                               0.308                                                                             35                                                                               5.4   -28                                                                               0.283                  200                                                                               26                                                                               6.7   -14                                                                               0.332                                                                             29                                                                               6.3   -25                                                                               0.309                                                                             32                                                                               5.8   -32                                                                               0.282                                                                             35                                                                               5.4   -37                                                                               0.256                  300                                                                               24                                                                               7.0   -26                                                                               0.306                                                                             28                                                                               6.4   -35                                                                               0.280                                                                             32                                                                               5.9   -40                                                                               0.253                                                                             35                                                                               5.3   -43                                                                               0.230                  400                                                                               22                                                                               7.2   -36                                                                               0.270                                                                             27                                                                               6.5   -43                                                                               0.247                                                                             32                                                                               5.2   -47                                                                               0.224                                                                             35                                                                               5.3   -49                                                                               0.204               150                                                                               100                                                                               28                                                                               6.4   -4 0.341                                                                             30                                                                               6.2   -16                                                                               0.327                                                                             32                                                                               5.9   -25                                                                               0.304                                                                             33                                                                               5.6   -30                                                                               0.279                  200                                                                               24                                                                               6.9   -17                                                                               0.324                                                                             27                                                                               6.5   -28                                                                               0.301                                                                             30                                                                               6.0   -34                                                                               0.275                                                                             33                                                                               5.6   -39                                                                               0.250                  300                                                                               21                                                                               7.2   -29                                                                               0.293                                                                             26                                                                               6.6   -38                                                                               0.269                                                                             30                                                                               6.1   -43                                                                               0.244                                                                             33                                                                               5.5   -46                                                                               0.223                  400                                                                               20                                                                               7.4   -40                                                                               0.253                                                                             25                                                                               6.7   -46                                                                               0.233                                                                             30                                                                               6.1   -50                                                                               0.213                                                                             33                                                                               5.4   -52                                                                               0.196               250                                                                               100                                                                               25                                                                               6.7   -5 0.337                                                                             27                                                                               6.5   -18                                                                               0.322                                                                             29                                                                               6.2   -26                                                                               0.299                                                                             31                                                                               5.9   -32                                                                               0.275                  200                                                                               21                                                                               7.2   -19                                                                               0.314                                                                             25                                                                               6.8   -30                                                                               0.292                                                                             28                                                                               6.3   -36                                                                               0.268                                                                             32                                                                               5.8   -41                                                                               0.245                  300                                                                               19                                                                               7.5   -31                                                                               0.277                                                                             24                                                                               6.9   -40                                                                               0.257                                                                             27                                                                               6.3   -45                                                                               0.235                                                                             31                                                                               5.8   -47                                                                               0.216                  400                                                                               17                                                                               7.6   -43                                                                               0.234                                                                             23                                                                               7.0   -49                                                                               0.219                                                                             27                                                                               6.3   -52                                                                               0.202                                                                             31                                                                               5.7   -53                                                                               0.188               350                                                                               100                                                                               22                                                                               7.0   -6 0.330                                                                             24                                                                               6.8   -19                                                                               0.316                                                                             26                                                                               6.5   -28                                                                               0.294                                                                             28                                                                               6.2   -33                                                                               0.272                  200                                                                               18                                                                               7.5   -20                                                                               0.302                                                                             22                                                                               7.1   -31                                                                               0.282                                                                             26                                                                               6.6   -38                                                                               0.260                                                                             28                                                                               6.1   -42                                                                               0.239                  300                                                                               16                                                                               7.8   -33                                                                               0.261                                                                             21                                                                               7.2   -42                                                                               0.244                                                                             25                                                                               6.6   -46                                                                               0.226                                                                             28                                                                               6.0   -49                                                                               0.210                  400                                                                               15                                                                               7.9   -45                                                                               0.215                                                                             20                                                                               7.3   -51                                                                               0.205                                                                             24                                                                               6.6   -54                                                                               0.293                                                                             28                                                                               6.0   -55                                                                               0.281               450                                                                               100                                                                               19                                                                               7.4   -6 0.320                                                                             21                                                                               7.2   -19                                                                               0.308                                                                             23                                                                               6.9   -28                                                                               0.288                                                                             25                                                                               6.5   -34                                                                               0.267                  200                                                                               15                                                                               7.8   -20                                                                               0.288                                                                             19                                                                               7.4   -31                                                                               0.273                                                                             22                                                                               6.9   -38                                                                               0.254                                                                             24                                                                               6.4   -42                                                                               0.235                  300                                                                               13                                                                               8.1   -33                                                                               0.245                                                                             18                                                                               7.5   -42                                                                               0.234                                                                             21                                                                               6.9   -47                                                                               0.219                                                                             24                                                                               6.4   -49                                                                               0.205                  400                                                                               12                                                                               8.2   -46                                                                               0.198                                                                             17                                                                               7.6   -52                                                                               0.294                                                                             21                                                                               6.9   -54                                                                               0.286                                                                             25                                                                               6.3   -55                                                                               0.177               550                                                                               100                                                                               16                                                                               7.6   -3 0.309                                                                             18                                                                               7.5   -17                                                                               0.301                                                                             20                                                                               7.2   -26                                                                               0.284                                                                             21                                                                               6.8   -32                                                                               0.265                  200                                                                               13                                                                               8.1   -18                                                                               0.275                                                                             16                                                                               7.7   -30                                                                               0.265                                                                             19                                                                               7.2   -37                                                                               0.249                                                                             21                                                                               6.7   -42                                                                               0.233                  300                                                                               11                                                                               8.3   -31                                                                               0.232                                                                             15                                                                               7.8   -41                                                                               0.226                                                                             18                                                                               7.2   -46                                                                               0.216                                                                             21                                                                               6.7   -48                                                                               0.204                  400                                                                               09                                                                               8.5   -44                                                                               0.187                                                                             14                                                                               7.9   -51                                                                               0.187                                                                             18                                                                               7.2   -54                                                                               0.183                                                                             22                                                                               6.6   -55                                                                               0.176               650                                                                               100                                                                               15                                                                               7.8   1  0.299                                                                             16                                                                               7.7   -13                                                                               0.295                                                                             17                                                                               7.4   -23                                                                               0.262                                                                             29                                                                               7.0   -30                                                                               0.266                  200                                                                               11                                                                               8.3   -13                                                                               0.266                                                                             14                                                                               7.9   -26                                                                               0.261                                                                             16                                                                               7.5   -34                                                                               0.250                                                                             12                                                                               7.0   -39                                                                               0.236                  300                                                                               09                                                                               8.5   -26                                                                               0.226                                                                             12                                                                               8.0   -37                                                                               0.225                                                                             16                                                                               7.5   -43                                                                               0.218                                                                             19                                                                               6.9   -46                                                                               0.208                  400                                                                               07                                                                               8.7   -40                                                                               0.183                                                                             12                                                                               8.1   -47                                                                               0.188                                                                             16                                                                               7.5   -51                                                                               0.186                                                                             19                                                                               6.8   -52                                                                               0.181               750                                                                               100                                                                               14                                                                               7.9   7  0.293                                                                             15                                                                               7.8   -8 0.294                                                                             16                                                                               7.5   -19                                                                               0.285                                                                             18                                                                               7.2   -25                                                                               0.271                  200                                                                               10                                                                               8.4   -6 0.265                                                                             12                                                                               8.0   -21                                                                               0.265                                                                             15                                                                               7.6   -29                                                                               0.256                                                                             17                                                                               7.1   -34                                                                               0.244                  300                                                                               08                                                                               8.6   -19                                                                               0.229                                                                             12                                                                               8.2   -32                                                                               0.232                                                                             14                                                                               7.6   -38                                                                               0.226                                                                             17                                                                               7.1   -42                                                                               0.218                  400                                                                               06                                                                               8.8   -32                                                                               0.190                                                                             10                                                                               8.3   -42                                                                               0.198                                                                             14                                                                               7.6   -46                                                                               0.197                                                                             17                                                                               7.0   -48                                                                               0.193               850                                                                               100                                                                               15                                                                               7.8   12 0.292                                                                             15                                                                               7.8   -3 0.299                                                                             16                                                                               7.5   -13                                                                               0.293                                                                             18                                                                               7.2   -20                                                                               0.281                  200                                                                               11                                                                               8.3   1  0.272                                                                             12                                                                               8.0   -14                                                                               0.275                                                                             15                                                                               7.6   -24                                                                               0.268                                                                             17                                                                               7.1   -29                                                                               0.257                  300                                                                               08                                                                               8.6   -12                                                                               0.241                                                                             11                                                                               8.2   -25                                                                               0.246                                                                             14                                                                               7.7   -33                                                                               0.242                                                                             17                                                                               7.1   -37                                                                               0.233                  400                                                                               06                                                                               8.8   -22                                                                               0.207                                                                             10                                                                               8.3   -35                                                                               0.216                                                                             14                                                                               7.7   -41                                                                               0.215                                                                             17                                                                               7.0   -43                                                                               0.209               950                                                                               100                                                                               16                                                                               7.6   16 0.297                                                                             26                                                                               7.6   2  0.308                                                                             17                                                                               7.4   -9 0.304                                                                             19                                                                               7.0   -16                                                                               0.293                  200                                                                               12                                                                               8.1   6  0.283                                                                             24                                                                               7.9   -9 0.290                                                                             16                                                                               7.5   -19                                                                               0.284                                                                             18                                                                               7.0   -25                                                                               0.272                  300                                                                               09                                                                               8.5   -4 0.260                                                                             12                                                                               8.1   -19                                                                               0.266                                                                             15                                                                               7.6   -27                                                                               0.261                                                                             18                                                                               7.0   -32                                                                               0.250                  400                                                                               08                                                                               8.7   -14                                                                               0.231                                                                             11                                                                               8.2   -28                                                                               0.239                                                                             14                                                                               7.6   -35                                                                               0.236                                                                             18                                                                               6.9   -38                                                                               0.228               1050                                                                              100                                                                               19                                                                               7.4   19 0.305                                                                             19                                                                               7.3   5  0.319                                                                             20                                                                               7.1   -6 0.316                                                                             21                                                                               6.8   -13                                                                               0.305                  200                                                                               15                                                                               7.9   9  0.299                                                                             16                                                                               7.7   -6 0.306                                                                             18                                                                               7.3   -15                                                                               0.299                                                                             20                                                                               6.8   -22                                                                               0.286                  300                                                                               12                                                                               8.2   -1 0.282                                                                             14                                                                               7.9   -15                                                                               0.286                                                                             17                                                                               7.4   -24                                                                               0.279                                                                             20                                                                               6.8   -29                                                                               0.266                  400                                                                               10                                                                               8.5   -10                                                                               0.258                                                                             13                                                                               8.0   -24                                                                               0.263                                                                             16                                                                               7.4   -31                                                                               0.257                                                                             20                                                                               6.7   -35                                                                               0.245               1150                                                                              100                                                                               22                                                                               7.0   19 0.314                                                                             22                                                                               7.0   6  0.328                                                                             23                                                                               6.8   -5 0.325                                                                             24                                                                               6.5   -12                                                                               0.313                  200                                                                               IS                                                                               7.6   9  0.314                                                                             19                                                                               7.3   -4 0.320                                                                             21                                                                               7.0   -14                                                                               0.312                                                                             23                                                                               6.5   -20                                                                               0.296                  300                                                                               14                                                                               7.9   0  0.302                                                                             17                                                                               7.6   -13                                                                               0.304                                                                             20                                                                               7.1   -22                                                                               0.293                                                                             23                                                                               6.5   -27                                                                               0.277                  400                                                                               12                                                                               8.2   -9 0.282                                                                             16                                                                               7.7   -22                                                                               0.283                                                                             19                                                                               7.1   -29                                                                               0.273                                                                             23                                                                               6.5   -33                                                                               0.257               __________________________________________________________________________      Reflecting layer is Cu 400Å thick                                          n.sub.1 = n.sub.2 = 2.1 n.sub.me = 3.72 + i3.88 and 3.62 + i3.83         

                                      TABLE 7                                      __________________________________________________________________________     MO =  150Å      200Å      250Å      300Å                       x(t)                                                                              x(b)                                                                              R |K| · 10.sup.3                                            φ                                                                             Vsat                                                                              R |K| · 10.sup.3                                            φ                                                                             Vsat                                                                              R |K| ·                                               10.sup.3                                                                             φ                                                                             Vsat                                                                              R |K|                                                          · 10.sup.3                                                                  φ                                                                             Vsat                __________________________________________________________________________     50 0  41                                                                               4.9   30 0.273                                                                             37                                                                               5.4   13 0.321                                                                             36                                                                               5.6   0  0.333                                                                             36                                                                               5.5   -10                                                                               0.325                  100                                                                               31                                                                               6.1   16 0.326                                                                             32                                                                               6.2   -2 0.342                                                                             32                                                                               6.0   -14                                                                               0.330                                                                             34                                                                               5.7   -22                                                                               0.308                  200                                                                               24                                                                               6.9   69 0.338                                                                             26                                                                               6.7   -14                                                                               0.332                                                                             29                                                                               6.3   -25                                                                               0.309                                                                             32                                                                               5.8   -32                                                                               0.282                  300                                                                               29                                                                               7.5   -10                                                                               0.321                                                                             24                                                                               7.0   -26                                                                               0.306                                                                             28                                                                               6.4   -35                                                                               0.280                                                                             32                                                                               5.9   -40                                                                               0.253               150                                                                               0  39                                                                               5.2   28 0.282                                                                             35                                                                               5.6   12 0.327                                                                             34                                                                               5.8   -2 0.336                                                                             34                                                                               5.7   -12                                                                               0.325                  100                                                                               28                                                                               6.3   14 0.329                                                                             28                                                                               6.4   -4 0.341                                                                             30                                                                               6.2   -16                                                                               0.327                                                                             32                                                                               5.9   -25                                                                               0.304                  200                                                                               22                                                                               7.2   0  0.332                                                                             24                                                                               6.9   -17                                                                               0.324                                                                             27                                                                               6.6   -28                                                                               0.302                                                                             30                                                                               6.0   -34                                                                               0.275                  300                                                                               17                                                                               7.7   -13                                                                               0.307                                                                             21                                                                               7.2   -29                                                                               0.293                                                                             26                                                                               6.6   -38                                                                               0.269                                                                             30                                                                               6.2   -43                                                                               0.244               250                                                                               0  36                                                                               5.5   28 0.269                                                                             32                                                                               5.9   10 0.330                                                                             31                                                                               6.1   -3 0.337                                                                             31                                                                               6.0   -14                                                                               0.325                  100                                                                               25                                                                               6.7   13 0.328                                                                             25                                                                               6.7   -5 0.337                                                                             27                                                                               6.5   -18                                                                               0.322                                                                             29                                                                               6.2   -26                                                                               0.299                  200                                                                               19                                                                               7.5   -2 0.322                                                                             21                                                                               7.2   -19                                                                               0.314                                                                             25                                                                               6.8   -30                                                                               0.292                                                                             28                                                                               6.3   -36                                                                               0.268                  300                                                                               14                                                                               8.0   -16                                                                               0.289                                                                             19                                                                               7.5   -31                                                                               0.277                                                                             24                                                                               6.9   -40                                                                               0.257                                                                             27                                                                               6.3   -45                                                                               0.235               350                                                                               0  32                                                                               5.8   27 0.293                                                                             29                                                                               6.3   10 0.331                                                                             28                                                                               6.4   -4 0.336                                                                             28                                                                               6.3   -15                                                                               0.323                  100                                                                               22                                                                               7.0   12 0.322                                                                             22                                                                               7.0   -6 0.330                                                                             24                                                                               6.8   -19                                                                               0.316                                                                             26                                                                               6.5   -28                                                                               0.294                  200                                                                               16                                                                               7.8   -8 0.307                                                                             IS                                                                               7.5   -20                                                                               0.302                                                                             22                                                                               7.1   -31                                                                               0.282                                                                             25                                                                               6.6   -38                                                                               0.260                  300                                                                               12                                                                               8.3   -17                                                                               0.268                                                                             16                                                                               7.8   -33                                                                               0.261                                                                             21                                                                               7.2   -42                                                                               0.244                                                                             25                                                                               6.6   -46                                                                               0.226               450                                                                               0  29                                                                               6.1   28 0.291                                                                             25                                                                               6.6   20 0.328                                                                             24                                                                               6.7   -4 0.332                                                                             25                                                                               6.7   -15                                                                               0.319                  100                                                                               19                                                                               7.3   13 0.312                                                                             19                                                                               7.4   -6 0.320                                                                             22                                                                               7.2   -19                                                                               0.308                                                                             23                                                                               6.9   -28                                                                               0.288                  200                                                                               13                                                                               8.1   -1 0.289                                                                             15                                                                               7.8   -20                                                                               0.288                                                                             19                                                                               7.4   -31                                                                               0.273                                                                             22                                                                               6.9   -38                                                                               0.254                  300                                                                               09                                                                               8.5   -16                                                                               0.246                                                                             13                                                                               8.1   -33                                                                               0.245                                                                             18                                                                               7.5   -42                                                                               0.234                                                                             21                                                                               6.9   -47                                                                               0.219               550                                                                               0  27                                                                               6.4   30 0.284                                                                             23                                                                               6.9   12 0.320                                                                             21                                                                               7.0   -2 0.325                                                                             22                                                                               7.0   -13                                                                               0.315                  100                                                                               17                                                                               7.5   16 0.296                                                                             16                                                                               7.6   -3 0.309                                                                             18                                                                               7.5   -17                                                                               0.301                                                                             20                                                                               7.2   -26                                                                               0.284                  200                                                                               11                                                                               8.3   3  0.271                                                                             13                                                                               8.1   -18                                                                               0.275                                                                             16                                                                               7.7   -30                                                                               0.265                                                                             19                                                                               7.2   -37                                                                               0.249                  300                                                                               07                                                                               8.7   -12                                                                               0.226                                                                             11                                                                               8.3   -31                                                                               0.232                                                                             15                                                                               7.8   -41                                                                               0.226                                                                             18                                                                               7.2   -46                                                                               0.216               650                                                                               0  25                                                                               6.5   33 0.273                                                                             22                                                                               7.1   16 0.311                                                                             19                                                                               7.2   1  0.319                                                                             19                                                                               7.2   -10                                                                               0.311                  100                                                                               IS                                                                               7.7   22 0.281                                                                             15                                                                               7.8   1  0.299                                                                             16                                                                               7.7   -13                                                                               0.295                                                                             17                                                                               7.4   -23                                                                               0.282                  200                                                                               09                                                                               8.4   9  0.255                                                                             11                                                                               8.3   -13                                                                               0.266                                                                             14                                                                               7.9   -26                                                                               0.261                                                                             26                                                                               7.5   -34                                                                               0.250                  300                                                                               06                                                                               8.9   -4 0.214                                                                             09                                                                               8.5   -26                                                                               0.226                                                                             12                                                                               8.0   -37                                                                               0.225                                                                             16                                                                               7.5   -43                                                                               0.218               750                                                                               0  24                                                                               6.6   37 0.260                                                                             20                                                                               7.1   20 0.301                                                                             18                                                                               7.3   6  0.314                                                                             18                                                                               7.3   -6 0.310                  100                                                                               15                                                                               7.7   27 0.269                                                                             14                                                                               7.9   7  0.293                                                                             15                                                                               7.8   -8 0.294                                                                             16                                                                               7.5   -19                                                                               0.285                  200                                                                               09                                                                               8.4   17 0.247                                                                             10                                                                               8.4   -6 0.265                                                                             12                                                                               8.0   -21                                                                               0.265                                                                             15                                                                               7.6   -29                                                                               0.256                  300                                                                               06                                                                               8.9   6  0.221                                                                             08                                                                               8.6   -19                                                                               0.229                                                                             11                                                                               8.2   -32                                                                               0.232                                                                             14                                                                               7.6   -38                                                                               0.226               850                                                                               0  26                                                                               6.5   40 0.249                                                                             21                                                                               7.1   24 0.294                                                                             19                                                                               7.3   10 0.312                                                                             19                                                                               7.3   -1 0.313                  100                                                                               16                                                                               7.6   31 0.262                                                                             15                                                                               7.8   12 0.292                                                                             15                                                                               7.8   -3 0.299                                                                             16                                                                               7.5   -13                                                                               0.293                  200                                                                               11                                                                               8.3   23 0.247                                                                             11                                                                               8.3   1  0.272                                                                             22                                                                               8.0   -14                                                                               0.275                                                                             15                                                                               7.6   -24                                                                               0.268                  300                                                                               07                                                                               8.8   15 0.218                                                                             08                                                                               8.6   -11                                                                               0.241                                                                             11                                                                               8.2   -25                                                                               0.246                                                                             14                                                                               7.7   -33                                                                               0.242               950                                                                               0  28                                                                               6.2   43 0.241                                                                             23                                                                               6.9   28 0.291                                                                             22                                                                               7.1   14 0.314                                                                             20                                                                               7.1   3  0.318                  100                                                                               19                                                                               7.3   35 0.261                                                                             16                                                                               7.6   16 0.297                                                                             26                                                                               7.6   2  0.308                                                                             17                                                                               7.4   -9 0.304                  200                                                                               13                                                                               8.1   27 0.255                                                                             12                                                                               8.2   6  0.283                                                                             14                                                                               7.9   -9 0.290                                                                             16                                                                               7.5   -19                                                                               0.284                  300                                                                               08                                                                               8.6   20 0.234                                                                             09                                                                               8.5   -4 0.260                                                                             22                                                                               8.1   -29                                                                               0.266                                                                             25                                                                               7.6   -27                                                                               0.262               1050                                                                              0  31                                                                               5.9   44 0.237                                                                             26                                                                               6.6   29 0.291                                                                             23                                                                               6.8   16 0.317                                                                             23                                                                               6.8   6  0.325                  100                                                                               22                                                                               7.0   36 0.265                                                                             19                                                                               7.4   19 0.305                                                                             19                                                                               7.3   5  0.319                                                                             20                                                                               7.1   -6 0.316                  200                                                                               15                                                                               7.8   29 0.267                                                                             15                                                                               7.9   9  0.299                                                                             16                                                                               7.7   -6 0.306                                                                             18                                                                               7.3   -15                                                                               0.299                  300                                                                               11                                                                               8.3   22 0.254                                                                             12                                                                               8.2   -1 0.282                                                                             14                                                                               7.9   -15                                                                               0.286                                                                             17                                                                               7.4   -24                                                                               0.279               1150                                                                              0  34                                                                               5.6   44 0.235                                                                             29                                                                               6.2   30 0.292                                                                             27                                                                               6.5   17 0.321                                                                             26                                                                               6.5   6  0.330                  100                                                                               25                                                                               6.7   36 0.271                                                                             22                                                                               7.0   19 0.314                                                                             22                                                                               7.0   6  0.328                                                                             23                                                                               6.8   -5 0.325                  200                                                                               18                                                                               7.5   29 0.282                                                                             18                                                                               7.6   9  0.314                                                                             19                                                                               7.3   -4 0.320                                                                             21                                                                               7.0   -14                                                                               0.322                  300                                                                               14                                                                               8.0   21 0.276                                                                             14                                                                               7.9   0  0.302                                                                             17                                                                               7.6   -13                                                                               0.304                                                                             20                                                                               7.1   -22                                                                               0.293               __________________________________________________________________________      Reflecting layer is Cu 400Å thick                                          n.sub.1 = n.sub.2 = 2.1 n.sub.me = 3.72 + i3.88 and 3.62 + i3.83         

                                      TABLE 8                                      __________________________________________________________________________     MO =  200Å      250Å      300Å      350Å                       x(t)                                                                              x(b)                                                                              R |K| · 10.sup.3                                            φ                                                                             Vsat                                                                              R |K| · 10.sup.3                                            φ                                                                             Vsat                                                                              R |K| ·                                               10.sup.3                                                                             φ                                                                             Vsat                                                                              R |K|                                                          · 10.sup.3                                                                  φ                                                                             Vsat                __________________________________________________________________________     50 100                                                                               31                                                                               6.1   0  0.342                                                                             32                                                                               6.0   -12                                                                               0.332                                                                             34                                                                               5.7   -21                                                                               0.311                                                                             36                                                                               5.4   -27                                                                               0.286                  200                                                                               27                                                                               6.6   -11                                                                               0.338                                                                             30                                                                               6.3   -22                                                                               0.317                                                                             33                                                                               5.8   -30                                                                               0.290                                                                             35                                                                               5.4   -35                                                                               0.264                  300                                                                               25                                                                               6.9   -20                                                                               0.322                                                                             29                                                                               6.4   -30                                                                               0.296                                                                             32                                                                               5.9   -36                                                                               0.268                                                                             35                                                                               5.4   -40                                                                               0.243                  400                                                                               23                                                                               7.1   -28                                                                               0.300                                                                             28                                                                               6.5   -37                                                                               0.274                                                                             32                                                                               5.9   -42                                                                               0.248                                                                             35                                                                               5.3   -45                                                                               0.224               150                                                                               100                                                                               29                                                                               6.4   -2 0.342                                                                             30                                                                               6.2   -15                                                                               0.330                                                                             32                                                                               5.9   -23                                                                               0.307                                                                             34                                                                               5.6   -30                                                                               0.282                  200                                                                               25                                                                               6.8   -13                                                                               0.332                                                                             28                                                                               6.5   -25                                                                               0.310                                                                             31                                                                               6.0   -32                                                                               0.284                                                                             33                                                                               5.6   -37                                                                               0.258                  300                                                                               22                                                                               7.1   -23                                                                               0.311                                                                             27                                                                               6.6   -33                                                                               0.286                                                                             30                                                                               6.1   -39                                                                               0.260                                                                             33                                                                               5.6   -42                                                                               0.237                  400                                                                               21                                                                               7.3   -31                                                                               0.286                                                                             26                                                                               6.7   -40                                                                               0.262                                                                             30                                                                               6.1   -44                                                                               0.238                                                                             33                                                                               5.5   -47                                                                               0.217               250                                                                               100                                                                               26                                                                               6.7   -4 0.339                                                                             27                                                                               6.5   -16                                                                               0.326                                                                             29                                                                               6.2   -25                                                                               0.303                                                                             31                                                                               5.9   -31                                                                               0.279                  200                                                                               22                                                                               7.1   -15                                                                               0.323                                                                             25                                                                               6.7   -27                                                                               0.302                                                                             28                                                                               6.3   -34                                                                               0.277                                                                             31                                                                               5.9   -39                                                                               0.253                  300                                                                               20                                                                               7.4   -25                                                                               0.298                                                                             24                                                                               6.9   -35                                                                               0.276                                                                             28                                                                               6.3   -41                                                                               0.252                                                                             31                                                                               5.8   -44                                                                               0.230                  400                                                                               18                                                                               7.6   -34                                                                               0.269                                                                             23                                                                               7.0   -42                                                                               0.249                                                                             27                                                                               6.3   -47                                                                               0.228                                                                             31                                                                               5.8   -49                                                                               0.210               350                                                                               100                                                                               23                                                                               7.0   -4 0.333                                                                             24                                                                               6.8   -17                                                                               0.320                                                                             26                                                                               6.5   -26                                                                               0.298                                                                             28                                                                               6.2   -32                                                                               0.275                  200                                                                               19                                                                               7.4   -16                                                                               0.312                                                                             22                                                                               7.1   -28                                                                               0.293                                                                             25                                                                               6.6   -35                                                                               0.270                                                                             28                                                                               6.1   -40                                                                               0.248                  300                                                                               17                                                                               7.7   -27                                                                               0.283                                                                             21                                                                               7.2   -37                                                                               0.264                                                                             25                                                                               6.6   -42                                                                               0.244                                                                             28                                                                               6.1   -46                                                                               0.224                  400                                                                               16                                                                               7.9   -36                                                                               0.252                                                                             20                                                                               7.3   -44                                                                               0.236                                                                             24                                                                               6.6   -48                                                                               0.219                                                                             28                                                                               6.1   -50                                                                               0.203               450                                                                               100                                                                               20                                                                               7.3   -4 0.323                                                                             21                                                                               7.2   -17                                                                               0.312                                                                             23                                                                               6.9   -26                                                                               0.292                                                                             25                                                                               6.5   -33                                                                               0.271                  200                                                                               16                                                                               7.8   -16                                                                               0.299                                                                             19                                                                               7.4   -28                                                                               0.283                                                                             22                                                                               6.9   -36                                                                               0.264                                                                             24                                                                               6.5   -40                                                                               0.244                  300                                                                               14                                                                               8.0   -27                                                                               0.268                                                                             18                                                                               7.5   -37                                                                               0.254                                                                             21                                                                               7.0   -43                                                                               0.237                                                                             24                                                                               6.4   -46                                                                               0.220                  400                                                                               13                                                                               8.2   -36                                                                               0.236                                                                             17                                                                               7.6   -44                                                                               0.225                                                                             21                                                                               7.0   -49                                                                               0.212                                                                             24                                                                               6.4   -52                                                                               0.199               550                                                                               100                                                                               17                                                                               7.6   -2 0.312                                                                             18                                                                               7.5   -16                                                                               0.304                                                                             20                                                                               7.2   -25                                                                               0.288                                                                             21                                                                               6.8   -31                                                                               0.268                  200                                                                               13                                                                               8.0   -14                                                                               0.286                                                                             16                                                                               7.7   -26                                                                               0.275                                                                             19                                                                               7.2   -34                                                                               0.259                                                                             21                                                                               6.8   -39                                                                               0.242                  300                                                                               11                                                                               8.3   -24                                                                               0.255                                                                             15                                                                               7.8   -35                                                                               0.246                                                                             18                                                                               7.3   -42                                                                               0.233                                                                             21                                                                               6.7   -45                                                                               0.218                  400                                                                               10                                                                               8.4   -34                                                                               0.223                                                                             14                                                                               7.9   -43                                                                               0.218                                                                             18                                                                               7.3   -48                                                                               0.208                                                                             21                                                                               6.7   -50                                                                               0.198               650                                                                               100                                                                               15                                                                               7.8   3  0.302                                                                             16                                                                               7.7   -12                                                                               0.299                                                                             17                                                                               7.4   -22                                                                               0.286                                                                             19                                                                               7.0   -29                                                                               0.269                  200                                                                               12                                                                               8.2   -9 0.277                                                                             14                                                                               7.9   -23                                                                               0.271                                                                             16                                                                               7.5   -31                                                                               0.259                                                                             19                                                                               7.0   -36                                                                               0.244                  300                                                                               10                                                                               8.5   -19                                                                               0.247                                                                             13                                                                               8.0   -32                                                                               0.244                                                                             16                                                                               7.5   -39                                                                               0.234                                                                             19                                                                               7.0   -42                                                                               0.222                  400                                                                               08                                                                               8.6   -29                                                                               0.217                                                                             12                                                                               8.1   -40                                                                               0.217                                                                             16                                                                               7.5   -45                                                                               0.211                                                                             19                                                                               6.9   -47                                                                               0.202               750                                                                               100                                                                               14                                                                               7.9   8  0.295                                                                             15                                                                               7.8   -7 0.297                                                                             16                                                                               7.5   -17                                                                               0.288                                                                             18                                                                               7.2   -24                                                                               0.274                  200                                                                               11                                                                               8.3   -3 0.274                                                                             13                                                                               8.0   -17                                                                               0.274                                                                             15                                                                               7.6   -26                                                                               0.264                                                                             17                                                                               7.2   -32                                                                               0.251                  300                                                                               09                                                                               8.6   -12                                                                               0.248                                                                             12                                                                               8.2   -26                                                                               0.249                                                                             14                                                                               7.7   -34                                                                               0.241                                                                             17                                                                               7.1   -38                                                                               0.231                  400                                                                               07                                                                               8.7   -21                                                                               0.221                                                                             11                                                                               8.2   -34                                                                               0.225                                                                             14                                                                               7.7   -40                                                                               0.220                                                                             17                                                                               7.1   -43                                                                               0.212               850                                                                               100                                                                               15                                                                               7.8   14 0.294                                                                             15                                                                               7.7   -1 0.301                                                                             16                                                                               7.5   -12                                                                               0.296                                                                             18                                                                               7.2   -19                                                                               0.284                  200                                                                               12                                                                               8.2   4  0.278                                                                             13                                                                               8.0   -11                                                                               0.282                                                                             15                                                                               7.6   -21                                                                               0.276                                                                             17                                                                               7.2   -27                                                                               0.264                  300                                                                               09                                                                               8.5   -5 0.257                                                                             12                                                                               8.2   -20                                                                               0.261                                                                             14                                                                               7.7   -28                                                                               0.255                                                                             17                                                                               7.1   -33                                                                               0.245                  400                                                                               08                                                                               8.7   -13                                                                               0.234                                                                             11                                                                               8.3   -27                                                                               0.240                                                                             14                                                                               7.7   -34                                                                               0.236                                                                             17                                                                               7.1   -38                                                                               0.228               950                                                                               100                                                                               17                                                                               7.6   18 0.298                                                                             17                                                                               7.6   3  0.310                                                                             18                                                                               7.4   -8 0.307                                                                             19                                                                               7.0   -15                                                                               0.296                  200                                                                               13                                                                               8.1   9  0.289                                                                             14                                                                               7.9   -6 0.296                                                                             16                                                                               7.5   -16                                                                               0.290                                                                             18                                                                               7.1   -23                                                                               0.278                  300                                                                               11                                                                               8.4   1  0.273                                                                             13                                                                               8.0   -14                                                                               0.279                                                                             15                                                                               7.6   -23                                                                               0.273                                                                             18                                                                               7.0   -29                                                                               0.261                  400                                                                               09                                                                               8.6   -6 0.255                                                                             12                                                                               8.1   -21                                                                               0.261                                                                             15                                                                               7.6   -29                                                                               0.256                                                                             18                                                                               7.0   -34                                                                               0.246               1050                                                                              100                                                                               20                                                                               7.3   20 0.305                                                                             19                                                                               7.3   6  0.320                                                                             20                                                                               7.1   -5 0.318                                                                             21                                                                               6.8   -12                                                                               0.307                  200                                                                               16                                                                               7.8   12 0.303                                                                             17                                                                               7.6   -3 0.311                                                                             19                                                                               7.3   -13                                                                               0.305                                                                             21                                                                               6.8   -19                                                                               0.292                  300                                                                               13                                                                               8.1   4  0.292                                                                             15                                                                               7.8   -10                                                                               0.297                                                                             18                                                                               7.3   -20                                                                               0.290                                                                             20                                                                               6.8   -25                                                                               0.277                  400                                                                               11                                                                               8.3   -2 0.278                                                                             14                                                                               7.9   -17                                                                               0.282                                                                             17                                                                               7.4   -25                                                                               0.275                                                                             20                                                                               6.8   -30                                                                               0.262               1150                                                                              100                                                                               23                                                                               7.0   20 0.313                                                                             22                                                                               7.0   7  0.329                                                                             23                                                                               6.8   -4 0.327                                                                             24                                                                               6.5   -11                                                                               0.315                  200                                                                               19                                                                               7.5   12 0.316                                                                             20                                                                               7.3   -2 0.324                                                                             22                                                                               7.0   -11                                                                               0.317                                                                             24                                                                               6.5   -18                                                                               0.302                  300                                                                               16                                                                               7.8   5  0.310                                                                             18                                                                               7.5   -9 0.314                                                                             20                                                                               7.1   -18                                                                               0.304                                                                             23                                                                               6.5   -24                                                                               0.287                  400                                                                               14                                                                               8.1   -1 0.299                                                                             17                                                                               7.6   -15                                                                               0.301                                                                             20                                                                               7.1   -24                                                                               0.290                                                                             23                                                                               6.5   -28                                                                               0.273               __________________________________________________________________________      Reflecting layer is Cu 400Å thick                                          n.sub.1 = 2.1 n.sub.2 = 1.5 n.sub.me = 3.72 + i3.88 and 3.62 + i3.83     

                  TABLE 9                                                          ______________________________________                                         M     x(t)   MO      x(b) R    |K| · 10.sup.3                                              φ Vsat                              ______________________________________                                         200   850    200     100  22   6.5     +2    0.303                             200   750    250     100  22   6.4     -2    0.303                             300   550    200     200  20   6.9     -6    0.311                             300   750    250     100  22   6.6     +1    0.312                             300   850    250     100  22   6.6     +5    0.310                             400   550    200     200  20   7.0     -5    0.313                             400   650    200     200  18   7.2     -2    0.307                             400   750    250     100  22   6.7     +2    0.314                             400   850    250     100  22   6.7     +5    0.312                             400   850    300     100  22   6.8     -5    0.312                             2000  450    200     200  23   6.7     -6    0.321                             2000  550    200     200  20   7.0     -5    0.314                             2000  750    250     100  22   6.7     +2    0.315                             2000  850    250     100  18   7.3     -7    0.304                             ______________________________________                                          Reflecting layer is Al                                                         n.sub.1 = n.sub.2 = 2.0 n.sub.me = 3.72 + i3.88 and 3.62 + i3.83         

APPENDIX A

In this program, which is in Fortran, N₁ -N₆ represent the indices of refraction of the following:

N₁ : the atmosphere (air)

N₂ : the metal reflecting layer

N₃ : the second dielectric layer

N₄ : the magneto-optic layer

N₅ : the first dielectric layer

N₆ : the substrate.

The thickness and refractive index of the metal reflecting layer is input as a single value. The program calculates the characteristics of the quadrilayer structure for a range of thicknesses of the magneto-optic layer, the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer. The subscript "1" generally represents the minimum thickness, the subscript "2" represents the maximum thickness, and the subscript "3" represents the incremental steps within each range.

K₁, K₂ and K₃ refer to the thickness of the magneto-optic layer

L₁, L₂ and L₃ refer to the thickness of the second dielectric layer

M₁, M₂ and M₃ refer to the thickness of the first dielectric layer.

The appropriate values for these layers are input at the places indicated in the program. All thicknesses are expressed in Angstrom units.

Lambda represents the wavelength of the incident polarized light.

The characteristics to be calculated are represented in the program as follows:

R=the reflectivity of the structure

RY=K (the magneto-optic figure of merit)

=Θ√R, where Θ is the magneto-optic Kerr rotation

RYP=Vsat=√R·100|K|·Cos φ

PHIE=φ (the phase shift)

    __________________________________________________________________________           IMPLICIT REAL*8(A-H,O-Z)                                                       REAL*8 LAMDA, KD, IO, KERR                                                     COMPLEX*16 KO,E4(2),N1,N2,N3,N4(2),N5,N6,A(20)                           C***************************************************************                     INVERT=1                                                                       N1=(1.0,0.)                                                              C*********                                                                           ALUMINUM ********                                                        C     N2=(2.70,8.30)                                                           C     WRITE(6,201)                                                             201   FORMAT(1X,`ALUMINUM REFLECTING LAYER`/)                                  C*********                                                                           COPPER **********                                                              N2=(0.26,5.26)                                                                 WRITE(6,202)                                                             202   FORMAT(1X,`COPPER REFLECTING LAYER`/)                                    C*********                                                                           GOLD *************                                                       C     N2=(0.07,5.00)                                                           C     WRITE(6,203)                                                             203   FORMAT(1X,`GOLD REFLECTING LAYER`/)                                      C*********                                                                           SILVER *********                                                         C     N2=(0.27,5.79)                                                           C     WRITE(6,204)                                                             204   FORMAT(1X,`SILVER REFLECTING LAYER`/)                                    C*******************************                                                     WRITE(6,301)                                                             301   FORMAT(/5X,`ENTER N AND K FOR TOP DIELECTRIC LAYER`)                           READ(5,*)AUX1,AUX2                                                             N3=AUX1*(1.,0.)+AUX2*(0.,1.)                                                   WRITE(6,303)                                                             303   FORMAT(/5X,`ENTER N AND K FOR BOTTOM DIELECTRIC LAYER`)                        READ(5,*)AUX8,AUX9                                                             N5=AUX8*(1.,0.)+AUX9*(0.,1.)                                                   E4(1)=(-1.4,28.3)                                                              E4(2)=(0.57,-0.12)                                                             N4(1)=CDSQRT(E4(1)+(0.,1.)*E4(2))                                              N4(2)=CDSQRT(E4(1)-(0.,1.)*E4(2))                                              WRITE(6,302)                                                             302   FORMAT(/5X,`ENTER N AND K FOR SUBSTRATE`)                                      READ(5,*)AUX3,AUX4                                                             N6*AUX3*(1.,0.)+AUX4*(1.,0.)                                                   SUB=REAL(N6)                                                                   PLF=(4.*SUB)/((1.+SUB)**2)                                                     LAMDA=8300.                                                              C     ETA=0.5                                                                  C     PO=1.E-3                                                                 C     BW=1.E7                                                                  C     IO=12.5E-12                                                              C     KD=.02                                                                   C     EC=1.6E-19                                                                     KO=(0.,4.)*3.1415926536/LAMDA                                            *****************************************************************                    WRITE(*,9) SUB.PLF                                                       9     FORMAT(1X,F7.4,3X,F7.4)                                                        WRITE(*,10)                                                              10    FORMAT(`ENTER REFLECTING LAYER``S THICKNESS: `,$)                              READ(*,*) TR                                                                   WRITE(*,30)                                                              30    FORMAT(/,`THICKNESS VARIES BETWEEN X1 AND X2 IN STEPS OF                       X3`,/)                                                                   40    FORMAT(`ENTER X1, X2 AND X3 FOR THE`,A19,$)                              20    WRITE(*,40)`MAGNETIC LAYER:`                                                   CALL SUB1(K1,K2,K3)                                                            IF(K1.LE.1)GOTO 20                                                             WRITE(*,40)`X-TOP LAYER:`                                                      CALL SUB1(L1,L2,L3)                                                            WRITE(*,40) `X-BOTTOM LAYER:`                                                  CALL SUB1 (M1,M2,M3)                                                     C***************************************************************                     A(1)=(N2-N1)/(N2+N1)*CDEXP(KO*N2*TR)                                           A(2)=(N3-N2)/(N3+N2)                                                           A(3)=(A(1)+A(2))/(1.+A(1)*A(2))                                                A(4)=(N4(1)-N3)/(N4(1)+N3)                                                     A(5)=(N4(2)-N3)/(N4(2)+N3)                                                     A(6)=(N5-N4(1))/(N5+N4(1))                                                     A(7)=(N5-N4(2))/(N5+N4(2))                                                     A(8)=(N6-N5)/(N6+N5)                                                     C***************************************************************                     OPEN(UNIT=20,FILE=`E:\FORPG\MPR1.PRN`)                                         WRITE(20,99)                                                             99    FORMAT(1X,`INPUT DATA`/)                                                       WRITE(20,96) N6                                                          96    FORMAT(1X,`N(SUBSTR) = `,2(F5.2,1X))                                           WRITE(20,100) TR,N2,N3,N4,N5                                             100   FORMAT(1X,F5.0,2X,8(F5.2.1X)/)                                                 WRITE(20,97)                                                             97    FORMAT(1X,`X-TOP`,2X,`M-O`,2X,`X-                                              BOT,4X,`RX2`,7X,`RY`,10X,`PHI`,5X                                        +     ,8X,`R*RY*C(PHI)`)                                                       C***************************************************************                     DO 140 K=K1,K2,K3                                                              TF=FLOAT(K-1)                                                                  A(9)=CDEXP(KO*N4(1)*TF)                                                        A(10)=CDEXP(KO*N4(2)*TF)                                                       DO 140 L=L1,L2,L3                                                              TI=FLOAT(L-1)                                                                  A(11)=A(3)*CDEXP(KO*N3*TI)                                                     A(12)=(A(4)+A(11))/(1.+A(4)*A(11))*A(9)                                        A(13)=(A(5)+A(11))/(1.+A(5)*A(11))*A(10)                                       A(14)=(A(6)+A(12))/(1.+A(6)*A(12))                                             A(15)=(A(7)+A(13))/(1.+A(7)*A(13))                                             DO 140 M=M1,M2,M3                                                              TC=FLOAT(M-1)                                                                  A(16)=CDEXP(KO*N5*TC)                                                          A(17)=A(14)*A(16)                                                              A(18)=A(15)*A(16)                                                              A(19)=(A(8)+A(17))/(1.+A(8)*A(17))                                             A(20)=(A(8)+A(18))/(1.+A(8)*A(18))                                             RX2=.25*CDABS((A(19)+A(20))**2)                                                RX2=RX2*PLF*PLF                                                                RY2=.25*CDABS((A(19)-A(20))**2)                                                RY2=RY2*PLF*PLF                                                                PHI=1.5708+(DIMAG(DCLOG((1.+A(19)/A(20))/(1.-                                  A(19)/A(20)))))                                                          C***************************************************************               C     RR=DSQRT(4.*RX2*RY2*DCOS(PHI)**2+(RX2-RY2)**2)                           C     KERR=90.*DACOS((RX2-RY2)/RR)/3.1415926536                                C     ELL=180.*DATAN(DSQRT((RX2+RY2-RR)/(RX2+RY2+RR)))/3.14159                       R-RX2+RY2                                                                      RY=100.*DSQRT(RY2)                                                             RYP=RY*DCOS(PHI)                                                               PHID=PHI*180./3.1415926536                                                     RYPR=RYP*DSQRT(RX2)                                                            WRITE(20,90) TI,TF,TC,TX2,RY,PHID,RYPR                                   90    FORMAT(1X,3(F5.0,1X),F6.4,4X,F6.4,6X,F7.2,6X,F7.4)                       140   CONTINUE                                                                       END                                                                      C***************************************************************                     SUBROUTINE SUB1(T1,T2,T3)                                                      REAL*8 X1,X2,X3                                                                READ(*,*) X1,X2,X3                                                             IF(X2.LT.X1) X2=X1                                                             IF(X3.LE.0.) X3=1.                                                             I1=IDNINT(X1+1.)                                                               I2=IDNINT(X2+1.)                                                               I3=IDNINT(X3)                                                                  RETURN                                                                         END                                                                      __________________________________________________________________________ 

We claim:
 1. A magneto-optic storage medium for storing and retrieving data by exposure to a polarized light beam, said storage medium comprising a quadrilayer structure arranged in the following sequence and bonded to a transparent substrate:a first dielectric layer having a thickness in the range of 250 Å to 1150 Å and comprising a material having a refractive index greater than 1.9; a magneto-optic layer having a thickness in the range of 150 Å to 350 Å; a second dielectric layer having a thickness in the range of 50 Å to 400 Å and comprising a material having a refractive index greater than 1.4; and a metal reflecting layer having a thickness in the range of 150 Å to 500 Å; the actual thickness of each of said layers within said respective ranges and the refractive index of each of said first and second dielectric layers being selected such that said storage medium exhibits a reflectivity in the range of 15% to 25% and a phase shift in the range of -12 degrees to +12 degrees in the presence of said polarized light beam.
 2. The magneto-optic storage medium claimed in claim 1 wherein the second dielectric layer comprises a dielectric material selected from the group consisting of ZYA and SiO₂.
 3. The magneto-optic storage medium claimed in claim 1 wherein the second dielectric layer comprises a material having a thermal conductivity of less than 0.06 Joules/sec-cm-°K.
 4. The magneto-optic storage medium claimed in claim 1 wherein the metal reflecting layer is made of a material which comprises at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Al, Cu, Ag and Au.
 5. The magneto-optic storage medium claimed in claim 1 wherein the transparent substrate is bonded to the first dielectric layer.
 6. The magneto-optic storage medium claimed in claim 1 additionally comprising a protective layer bonded to the quadrilayer structure on the side thereof opposite to the transparent substrate.
 7. The magneto-optic storage medium claimed in claim 1 wherein at least one of said layers is sputter deposited.
 8. The magneto-optic storage medium claimed in claim 4 wherein the metal reflecting layer is made of a material which comprises Al alloyed with Ti or Ta. 